Welcome to Gladesville ...
Gladesville is located in Preston County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gladesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
Gladesville is 1,760 feet [536 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Gladesville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Gladesville: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Gladesville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gladesville - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gladesville.
Communities near Gladesville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gladesville.
- Morgantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Morgantown is located in Monongalia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Morgantown
- From Gladesville to Morgantown
- Fairmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Fairmont is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fairmont
- From Gladesville to Fairmont
- Grafton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grafton
- From Gladesville to Grafton
- Westover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Westover is located in Monongalia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <4>
- Granville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pleasant Valley
- From Gladesville to Pleasant Valley
- Kingwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Kingwood is located in Preston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kingwood
- From Gladesville to Kingwood
- Star City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Terra Alta
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Alta
- Terra Alta is located in Preston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terra Alta <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Terra Alta
- From Gladesville to Terra Alta
- Barrackville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barrackville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Barrackville
- From Gladesville to Barrackville
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 Gladesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gladesville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gladesville. 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 Gladesville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gladesville. See our Newspapers Page for Gladesville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gladesville ...
Looking for more information about Gladesville? 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 Gladesville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gladesville.
Adding Gladesville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gladesville 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 Gladesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Gladesville post office opened in 1850.
We also found Gladesville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gladesville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gladesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Preston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gladesville - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Gladesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Gladesville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |