Glidas, Indiana

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Glidas, Indiana
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Harrison County's location in Indiana
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Glidas
Glidas's location in Harrison County
Coordinates: 38°03′24″N86°11′04″W / 38.05667°N 86.18444°W / 38.05667; -86.18444
Country United States
State Indiana
County Harrison
Township Heth
Elevation
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679 ft (207 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 812
GNIS feature ID435128 [1]

Glidas is an unincorporated community in the Heth Township of Harrison County, Indiana, United States. [1] The community is concentrated around the intersection of Glidas Road SW and Hillcrest Drive, just off State Road 135 between Mauckport and Corydon. In earlier days, the community was an advance trading post for Mauckport where farm stores were collected for export on the Ohio River.

A post office was established at Glidas in 1899, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glidas, Indiana
  2. "Harrison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.