Welcome to Cloverdale ...

Cloverdale is located in Osceola County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cloverdale, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Cloverdale is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Cloverdale: (712)

Communities Also Named Cloverdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 61 communities that are also named Cloverdale - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (4), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon (3), South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Vermont, Virginia (5), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cloverdale ...

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

• Worthington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Nobles County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <4>
• Sheldon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Sheldon is located in O'Brien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <4>
• Sibley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
  • Sibley is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <4>
• Hartley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
  • Hartley is located in O'Brien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
• Sanborn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
  • Sanborn is located in O'Brien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanborn <4>
• Lake Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
  • Lake Park is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Park <4>
• George
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
  • George is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for George <4>
• Primghar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primghar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primghar
  • Primghar is located in O'Brien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Primghar <4>
• Boyden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
  • Boyden is located in Sioux County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
• Ocheyedan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
  • Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 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 Cloverdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cloverdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cloverdale ...

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

Adding Cloverdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cloverdale 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 Cloverdale was on a map titled Map of Iowa (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cloverdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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