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Welcome to Kline ...

Kline is located in Des Moines County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kline, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Kline is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Kline: 319

Communities Also Named Kline ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Kline - they are located in Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Kline ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kline ...

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

Adding Kline to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Kline post office opened in 1893.

We also found Kline on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kline.

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

The official website for Des Moines County: www.co.des-moines.ia.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Des Moines, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kline - 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>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.
<5>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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