Welcome to Gluckstadt ...

Gluckstadt is located in Madison County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Gluckstadt (Patience, this may take a moment).

The location of Gluckstadt has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gluckstadt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Gluckstadt is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Gluckstadt lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Gluckstadt: 601 & 769<4>

Communities near Gluckstadt ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gluckstadt.

• Jackson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Pearl
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pearl is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <5>
• Madison
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Brandon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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  • Brandon is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <5>
• Ridgeland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <5>
• Clinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• Canton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
• Flowood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
  • Flowood is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood <5>
• Flora
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <5>
• Bentonia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonia
  • Bentonia is located in Yazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonia <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gluckstadt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gluckstadt.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gluckstadt. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gluckstadt.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gluckstadt. See our Newspapers Page for Gluckstadt.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gluckstadt ...

Looking for more information about Gluckstadt? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gluckstadt, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gluckstadt.

Adding Gluckstadt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gluckstadt in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gluckstadt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gluckstadt post office opened in 1905.

We also found Gluckstadt on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gluckstadt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gluckstadt. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Madison County: www.madison-co.com/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/