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Welcome to Cleora ...

Cleora is located in Delaware County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Cleora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Cleora is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Cleora: (918) & (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Cleora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cleora - they are located in Colorado, Louisiana, Montana and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Cleora ...

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

  • Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
    • Grove is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove <5>
  • Vinita
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Jay is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <5>
  • Fairland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
    • Fairland is located in Ottawa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairland <5>
  • Afton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Afton is located in Ottawa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <5>
  • Langley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
    • Langley is located in Mayes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langley <5>
  • Adair
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
    • Adair is located in Mayes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adair <5>
  • Bernice
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spavinaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Ketchum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ketchum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchum
    • Ketchum is located in Craig County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ketchum <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cleora ...

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

Adding Cleora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cleora 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 Cleora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cleora post office opened in 1900.

We also found Cleora on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cleora.

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cleora - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (539) is an overlay for area code (918).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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