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Welcome to Klinefelter ...

Klinefelter is located in San Bernardino County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Klinefelter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Klinefelter is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Klinefelter lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Klinefelter and travel east, you will soon leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Telephone area codes for Klinefelter: (760) and (442)<4>

Communities near Klinefelter ...

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

  • Bullhead City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Needles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needles
    • Needles is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,942 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needles <5>
  • Willow Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
    • Willow Valley is located in Mohave County (AZ)
  • Arizona Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arizona Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona Village
    • Arizona Village is located in Mohave County (AZ)
  • Mohave Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mojave Ranch Estates
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mojave Ranch Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojave Ranch Estates
    • Mojave Ranch Estates is located in Mohave County (AZ)
  • Fort Mohave
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hardyville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
    • Hardyville is located in Mohave County (AZ)
  • Mesquite Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite Creek
    • Mesquite Creek is located in Mohave County (AZ)
  • Mojave City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mojave City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojave City
    • Mojave City is located in Mohave County (AZ)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Klinefelter ...

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

Adding Klinefelter to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Klinefelter post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Klinefelter.

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

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Bernardino, 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 Klinefelter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (442) is an overlay for area code (760).
<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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