Welcome to Glidden ...Glidden is located Glidden is located in Colorado County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Glidden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888. Glidden is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Glidden lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Glidden: 979 The ZIP code for Glidden: 78943<3> Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Glidden - they are located in Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Saskatchewan and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Glidden. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Glidden. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Glidden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glidden. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Glidden. 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 Glidden. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Glidden. See our Newspapers Page for Glidden. Looking for more information about Glidden? 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 Glidden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Glidden. We originally found mention of Glidden 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 Glidden was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
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