Welcome to Cleves ...

Cleves is located in Hardin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cleves, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Cleves is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Cleves ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cleves - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Cleves ...

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

• Iowa Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Falls
  • Iowa Falls is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Falls <4>
• Grundy Center
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grundy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy Center
  • Grundy Center is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy Center <4>
• Eldora
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
  • Eldora is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldora <4>
• Parkersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <4>
• Ackley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackley
  • Ackley is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ackley <4>
• Conrad
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
  • Conrad is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conrad <4>
• Aplington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aplington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplington
  • Aplington is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aplington <4>
• Hubbard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Hubbard is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <4>
• Alden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Alden is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <4>
• Wellsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
  • Wellsburg is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <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 Cleves. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cleves.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cleves ...

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

Adding Cleves to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cleves post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cleves.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/