
Gladeville is an unincorporated community in Wilson County, Tennessee. The community is named for the surrounding cedar glades— a unique type of ecosystem that thrives in the thin or barren soil of south Wilson County.
Photo & intro: Wikipedia
About Gladeville
Set in the northern part of Tennessee, Gladeville is a small unincorporated community.
Gladeville holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.53 square miles.
📰 Gladeville News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Gladeville Unique
- The only place in America named Gladeville — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northern Tennessee, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Lebanon (8 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Gladeville
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Gladeville
- Gladeville Market and Grill
- The Glade Diner
- Ziggys Pizza and Sandwich Shop — pizza
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center · Museum
- Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Gladeville
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Gladeville
- Gladeville Elementary
- Gladeville Middle School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.