Welcome to Glady ...

Glady is located in Buncombe County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Glady, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glady, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Glady is 2,250 feet [686 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Glady is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Glady lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Glady: (828)

Communities Also Named Glady ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Glady - it's located in West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Glady.

Communities near Glady ...

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

• Asheville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheville
  • Asheville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheville <4>
• Hendersonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Hendersonville is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <4>
• Waynesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
  • Waynesville is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesville <4>
• Fletcher
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Fletcher is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <4>
• Brevard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
  • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <4>
• Mills River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River
  • Mills River is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <4>
• Woodfin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfin
  • Woodfin is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodfin <4>
• Canton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Weaverville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
  • Weaverville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaverville <4>
• Laurel Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <4>

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 Glady. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glady.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Glady. 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 Glady.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glady ...

Looking for more information about Glady? 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 Glady, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Glady.

Adding Glady to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glady 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 Glady was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Glady post office opened in 1883.

We also found Glady in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glady.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Buncombe County: www.buncombecounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/