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Welcome to Gladiola ...

So far, we found very little information about Gladiola. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Gladiola to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gladiola, please Contact Us.


Gladiola would have been located within present day Lea County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gladiola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1919.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Gladiola is 3,890 feet [1,186 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Gladiola is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Gladiola was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

The Area Code where Gladiola was located: 575

Communities near Gladiola ...

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

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

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

Adding Gladiola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gladiola 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 Gladiola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gladiola post office opened in 1919. The Gladiola post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gladiola.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gladiola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Lea, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gladiola - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/