Welcome to Klondike ...

Klondike is located in Tippecanoe County<1>.

The location of Klondike has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Klondike, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Klondike is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Klondike lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Klondike (for example, toward Hoopeston (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Klondike: (765)

Communities Also Named Klondike ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Klondike - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Yukon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Klondike.

Communities near Klondike ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Klondike.

• Lafayette
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <4>
• Attica
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
  • Attica is located in Fountain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <4>
• Delphi
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
  • Delphi is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delphi <4>
• Battle Ground
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Ground
  • Battle Ground is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Ground <4>
• Shadeland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
  • Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
• Dayton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Brookston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
  • Brookston is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <4>
• Rossville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Rossville is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <4>
• Otterbein
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterbein have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein
  • Otterbein is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otterbein <4>
• Mulberry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Mulberry is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Klondike. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Klondike.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Klondike. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Klondike.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Klondike. See our Newspapers Page for Klondike.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Klondike ...

Looking for more information about Klondike? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Klondike, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Klondike.

Adding Klondike to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Klondike in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Klondike was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Klondike post office opened in 1897.

We also found Klondike on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Klondike.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Klondike. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tippecanoe County: www.co.tippecanoe.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov