Welcome to Clyde ...

So far, we found very little information about Clyde. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Clyde to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Clyde, please Contact Us.

Clyde would have been located within present day DeKalb County<2>.

The location of Clyde has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clyde, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Clyde is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Clyde was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Clyde (for example, toward Lyerly (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Clyde would have been located in the (256) and (938)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Clyde ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Clyde - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, California (3), Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Clyde ...

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

• Fort Payne
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Payne
  • Fort Payne is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Payne <6>
• Boaz
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
  • Boaz is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <6>
• Rainsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
  • Rainsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <6>
• Centre
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • Centre is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre <6>
• Henagar
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henagar
  • Henagar is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henagar <6>
• Collinsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <6>
• Sylvania
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
  • Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
• Crossville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Crossville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <6>
• Cedar Bluff
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <6>
• Sardis City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
  • Sardis City is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 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 Clyde. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clyde.

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

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

Adding Clyde to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clyde in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Clyde was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Clyde post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clyde.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for DeKalb County: www.dekalbcountyal.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/