Welcome to Glad Valley ...

Glad Valley is located in Ziebach County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glad Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

A typical abbreviation for Glad Valley: Glad Vly. (or less commonly used: Glad Vally. or Glad Vlly.)

Glad Valley is 2,460 feet [750 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Glad Valley is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Glad Valley (for example, toward Bison), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Glad Valley: 605

Communities near Glad Valley ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Glad Valley.

• Iron Lightning
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Lightning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Lightning
  • Iron Lightning is located in Ziebach County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
• Isabel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isabel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
  • Isabel is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isabel <4>
• Firesteel
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firesteel
  • Firesteel is located in Dewey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firesteel <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Firesteel
  • From Glad Valley to Firesteel
• Meadow
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
  • Meadow is located in Perkins County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Meadow
  • From Glad Valley to Meadow
• Red Elm ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Elm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Elm
  • Red Elm is located in Ziebach County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Red Elm
  • From Glad Valley to Red Elm
• Dupree
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupree
  • Dupree is located in Ziebach County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupree <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dupree
  • From Glad Valley to Dupree
• Faith
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
  • Faith is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faith <4>
• Green Grass
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grass
  • Green Grass is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 35 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 Glad Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glad Valley.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glad Valley ...

Looking for more information about Glad Valley? 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 Glad Valley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Glad Valley.

Adding Glad Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Glad Valley post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glad Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/