Welcome to Claiborne ...

Claiborne is located in Union County<1>.

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

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

Claiborne is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Claiborne ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.unioncounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Claiborne, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Claiborne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Claiborne - they are located in Alabama, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Claiborne ...

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

• Delaware
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
  • Delaware is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware <4>
• Marion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Marysville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
• Plain City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
  • Plain City is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain City <4>
• Richwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <4>
• North Lewisburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lewisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lewisburg
  • North Lewisburg is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Lewisburg <4>
• Prospect
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <4>
• Milford Center
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Center
  • Milford Center is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford Center <4>
• Shawnee Hills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
  • Shawnee Hills is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee Hills <4>
• Ostrander
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ostrander have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
  • Ostrander is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ostrander <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 Claiborne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Claiborne.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Claiborne ...

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

Adding Claiborne to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Claiborne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Union County: www.co.union.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/