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Welcome to Gladstone ...

The city of Gladstone is located in Stark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gladstone, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gladstone has a population of 347 people<2> (see below for details).

Gladstone is 2,320 feet [707 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Gladstone is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Gladstone lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Gladstone (for example, toward Hebron), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Gladstone: 701

The ZIP code for Gladstone: 58630<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gladstone had an population of 347 people. This is an increase of 45.19% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 39.92% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gladstone had a population of 239 people. This makes Gladstone the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Gladstone represents 0.04% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 183rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 239 people, the population of Gladstone decreased 3.63% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 248 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gladstone.

Communities Also Named Gladstone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Gladstone - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Gladstone ...

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

  • Dickinson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Richardton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Taylor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lefor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Antelope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Antelope is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
  • New Hradec
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • New Hradec is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hradec
    • Former name for New Hradec:
    • Novy Hradec
  • Schefield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Schefield is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schefield
  • South Heart
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Marshall
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hebron
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gladstone ...

Looking for more information about Gladstone? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gladstone, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gladstone.

Adding Gladstone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gladstone 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 (so far) for Gladstone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gladstone post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gladstone.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Stark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Gladstone.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gladstone - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Gladstone). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Gladstone or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/