Welcome to Laclede ...

Laclede is located in Pottawatomie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laclede, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Laclede is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Laclede lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Laclede is within the boundaries of the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Laclede ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Laclede - they are located in Idaho, Illinois and Missouri.

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

Communities near Laclede ...

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

• Wamego
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wamego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamego
  • Wamego is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamego <4>
• Saint Marys
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Saint Marys is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <4>
• Saint George
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Saint George is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <4>
• Westmoreland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
  • Westmoreland is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmoreland <4>
• Onaga
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaga
  • Onaga is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaga <4>
• Louisville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Louisville has also been known as:
  • Louisville Springs
  • Rock City
  • Rock Creek Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
• Paxico
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxico
  • Paxico is located in Wabaunsee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxico <4>
• Belvue
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
  • Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
• Emmett
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
  • Emmett is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <4>
• Delia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
  • Delia is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people

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 Laclede. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laclede.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Laclede. 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 Laclede.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laclede ...

Looking for more information about Laclede? 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 Laclede, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Laclede.

Adding Laclede to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Laclede 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 Laclede was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Laclede post office opened in 1874.

We also found Laclede in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laclede.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pottawatomie County: www.pottcounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/