Gladstone, New Mexico

Gladstone
—  Unincorporated community  —
Gladstone
Location within the state of New Mexico
Coordinates:
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Union
Elevation 5,882 ft (1,793 m)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP codes 88422
Area code(s) 575
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID 898549

Gladstone is an unincorporated community in Union County, New Mexico, founded in 1880.[1] It lies at the intersection of US Route 56 and Union County Road C001. The post office which opened in 1888 closed in 2010.

History

Gladstone was founded in 1880 by William H. Harris, and Englishman, who hoped to set up a Utopian religious community called "Gladstone Colony".[2] He named it in honor of William E. Gladstone a Liberal politician and the British Prime Minister at the time. A fair number of settlers came to Gladstone, but many left disillustioned shortly thereafter.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Julyan, Robert (1998) "Gladstone" Place Names of New Mexico (2nd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, page 148, ISBN 0-8263-1689-1
  2. ^ Not to be confused with the Australian venture, see: Hogan, James Francis (1898) The Gladstone Colony: An Unwritten Chapter of Australian History Unwin, London, OCLC 458041251


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