Gladstone, New Mexico
| Gladstone | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Gladstone Location within the state of New Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 36°18′16″N 103°58′23″W / 36.30444°N 103.97306°WCoordinates: 36°18′16″N 103°58′23″W / 36.30444°N 103.97306°W | |
| 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 |
| 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, an 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 disillusioned shortly thereafter.[1]
Notes
- 1 2 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
- ↑ 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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