Welcome to Clauene ...

Clauene is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Clauene is located in Hockley County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clauene, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

Clauene is 3,480 feet [1,061 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Clauene is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Clauene (for example, toward Tatum (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Clauene is within the (806) area code.

Communities near Clauene ...

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

• Levelland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levelland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levelland
  • Levelland is located in Hockley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levelland <4>
• Sundown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
  • Sundown is located in Hockley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sundown <4>
• Meadow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
  • Meadow is located in Terry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow <4>
• Smyer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyer
  • Smyer is located in Hockley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyer <4>
• Whiteface
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteface have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
  • Whiteface is located in Cochran County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteface <4>
• Ropesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropesville
  • Ropesville is located in Hockley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ropesville <4>
• Opdyke West
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opdyke West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdyke West
  • Opdyke West is located in Hockley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
• Lockettville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockettville
  • Lockettville is located in Hockley County
• Whitharral
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitharral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitharral
  • Whitharral is located in Hockley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitharral <4>
• Brownfield
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfield
  • Brownfield is located in Terry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownfield <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 Clauene. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clauene.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clauene ...

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

Adding Clauene to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Clauene post office opened in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clauene.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/