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Welcome to Cloud ...

Cloud is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cloud, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Cloud is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Cloud ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Cloud - they are located in Kansas (2), Kentucky, Nevada, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Cloud ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chariton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pleasantville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Melcher - Dallas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
  • Milo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Russell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lovilia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Bussey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bussey is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Lacona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Harvey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Harvey is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 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 Cloud. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cloud.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cloud ...

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

Adding Cloud to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cloud 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 (so far) for Cloud was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cloud post office opened in 1888. The Cloud post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cloud.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cloud - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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