Welcome to Clotho ...

Clotho is located in Todd County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clotho, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Clotho is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Clotho ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Clotho - they are located in California and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Clotho ...

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

• Alexandria
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <3>
• Long Prairie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Prairie
  • Long Prairie is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Prairie <3>
• Osakis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osakis
  • Osakis is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osakis <3>
• Parkers Prairie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Prairie
  • Parkers Prairie is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkers Prairie <3>
• Browerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
  • Browerville is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
• Clarissa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarissa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarissa
  • Clarissa is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarissa <3>
• Eagle Bend
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bend
  • Eagle Bend is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Bend <3>
• Carlos
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlos have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
  • Carlos is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlos <3>
• Bertha
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
  • Bertha is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bertha <3>
• Miltona
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miltona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltona
  • Miltona is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miltona <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clotho ...

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

Adding Clotho to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Clotho post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clotho.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Todd County: www.co.todd.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/