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
Area Codes for Glidden: 715 & 534<3>
The ZIP code for Glidden: 54527<4>
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)
- Park Falls is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
- Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,106 people
- Mellen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mellen is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Butternut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tannery Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tannery Town is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Town
- White City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Kennedy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fifield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- High Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marengo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
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 (so far) 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.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Glidden.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Ashland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glidden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Glidden area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Glidden area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Glidden). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Glidden or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <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/ |