Gladewater, Texas

About Gladewater

Gladewater, TX is a close-knit town located in northeastern Texas with an estimated population of 6,307.

Officially, Gladewater is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 11.57 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 545 residents per square mile.

📰 Gladewater News Today

• UNDER THE LIGHTS | Gladewater runs over Sabine 46-14 cbs19.tv · Oct 8
• ‘Bringing Home the Browns’ update: Heather Brown dies after 14 years in coma KLTV.com · Sep 30
• Heather Reneé Brown Obituary (2026) - Gladewater, TX - Gordon Funeral Home - Durant Legacy | Obituary · Oct 7
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Gladewater, Texas - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 10
• Athens Hornets stay undefeated with win over Gladewater Yahoo Sports · Sep 25

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Texas headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Gladewater Unique

• The only place in America named Gladewater — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northeastern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 6,307.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Gladewater

• Pizza Hut — pizza
• China Dragon — chinese
• Guadalupe's Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Skipper's Pier Costal Cajun Kitchen — seafood
• Tejas Cafe
• Tele's Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Texas Traditions

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Garland P Ferguson Park · Attraction
• Snavely Discovery Well · Attraction
• The Gladewater Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Gladewater

• Garland P Ferguson Park · Attraction reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Gladewater

• GLADEWATER H S
• GLADEWATER MIDDLE
• GLADEWATER PRI
• SABINE H S
• SABINE INT
• SABINE MIDDLE
• UNION GROVE EL
• UNION GROVE H S
• UNION GROVE J H
• WELDON EL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Gladewater

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