Welcome to Klinger ...

Klinger is located in Bremer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Klinger, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Klinger is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Klinger is within the (319) area code.

Communities near Klinger ...

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

• Waterloo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <3>
• Cedar Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
  • Cedar Falls is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Falls <3>
• Waverly
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <3>
• Oelwein
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oelwein
  • Oelwein is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oelwein <3>
• Evansdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansdale
  • Evansdale is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansdale <3>
• Jesup
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesup have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
  • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <3>
• Sumner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <3>
• Denver
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Denver is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <3>
• Tripoli
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
  • Tripoli is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripoli <3>
• Shell Rock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Rock
  • Shell Rock is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Rock <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Klinger ...

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

Adding Klinger to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Klinger post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Klinger.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bremer County: www.co.bremer.ia.us/

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