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Welcome to Gladys ...

Gladys is located in Williams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gladys, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

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

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

Note: If you travel west from Gladys (for example, toward Medicine Lake (MT)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Gladys: 701

Communities Also Named Gladys ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Gladys - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Gladys ...

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

  • Grenora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Alamo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hanks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks
    • Hanks is located in Williams County
  • Bonetraill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonetraill
    • Bonetraill is located in Williams County
  • Zahl
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Appam
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appam
    • Appam is located in Williams County
  • Stady ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stady
    • Stady is located in Divide County
  • Dagmar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Corinth
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Corinth is located in Williams County
  • Springbrook
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
    • Springbrook is located in Williams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gladys ...

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

Adding Gladys to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gladys 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 Gladys was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Gladys post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gladys.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Williams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gladys - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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