Welcome to Gladstone ...

Gladstone is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gladstone, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Gladstone is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Gladstone: 908

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 Mexico (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, 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.

• New Brunswick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Brunswick
  • From Gladstone to New Brunswick
• Plainfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Plainfield
  • From Gladstone to Plainfield
• Westfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Westfield
  • From Gladstone to Westfield
• Summit
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Summit is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Summit
  • From Gladstone to Summit
• Morristown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
  • Morristown has also been known as:
  • New Hanover
  • West Hanover
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Morristown
  • From Gladstone to Morristown
• Dover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
• Hackettstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
  • Hackettstown is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hackettstown
  • From Gladstone to Hackettstown
• Boonton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
  • Boonton is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boonton
  • From Gladstone to Boonton
• Clinton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clinton
  • From Gladstone to Clinton
• Hacklebarney
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hacklebarney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacklebarney
  • Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hacklebarney
  • From Gladstone to Hacklebarney

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gladstone, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 for Gladstone was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Gladstone on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gladstone.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/