Gladstone, Nebraska

Gladstone is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska, in the United States.^[1]

History

Gladstone was platted in 1886 when the [Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway]] was extended to that point.^[2] It was named for William Ewart Gladstone, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gladstone, Nebraska
↑ "Gladstone, NE". Jefferson County Visitors Committee. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
↑ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 81. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.

Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Nebraska, United States

County seat: Fairbury

City	Fairbury

Villages	Daykin Diller Endicott Harbine Jansen Plymouth Reynolds Steele City

Unincorporated communities	Gladstone Helvey Powell Thompson

Ghost towns	Bower Meridian

Coordinates: 40°09′35″N 97°18′29″W / 40.15972°N 97.30806°W / 40.15972; -97.30806

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