Gladstone is an unincorporated layover in Union County, New Mexico, United States, 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, leaving only a general store with gas service, and two houses, located there. The rest of the community has reverted to private ranch land.

Gladstone
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°18′16″N 103°58′23″W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Union
Elevation	5,882 ft (1,793 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes	88422
Area code	575
GNIS feature ID	898549

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 Ewart 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]

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