Welcome to Glidden ...

Glidden is located in Ashland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glidden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Glidden is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Glidden: (715) and (534)<3>

Communities Also Named Glidden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Glidden - they are located in Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Saskatchewan and Texas.

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

Communities near Glidden ...

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

• Park Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
  • Park Falls is located in Price County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
• Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Lake is located in Price County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 1,106 people
• Mellen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
  • Mellen is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
• Butternut
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
  • Butternut is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
• Tannery Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tannery Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Town
  • Tannery Town is located in Ashland County
• White City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Ashland County
• Kennedy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
  • Kennedy is located in Price County
• Fifield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
  • Fifield is located in Price County
• High Bridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
  • High Bridge is located in Ashland County
• Marengo
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Marengo is located in Ashland County

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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Glidden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Glidden.

Adding Glidden to Our Gazetteer ...

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 for Glidden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Glidden post office opened in 1881.

We also found Glidden in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glidden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ashland County: www.co.ashland.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/