Welcome to Klondike ...

Klondike is located in Lyon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Klondike, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Klondike is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Klondike is located in the (712) area code.

Communities Also Named Klondike ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Klondike - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Yukon.

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

Communities near Klondike ...

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

• Sioux Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls
  • Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Falls <3>
• Brandon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <3>
• Harrisburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Lincoln County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <3>
• Tea
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
  • Tea is located in Lincoln County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tea <3>
• Rock Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
  • Rock Valley is located in Sioux County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Valley <3>
• Canton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Lincoln County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <3>
• Rock Rapids
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rapids
  • Rock Rapids is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Rapids <3>
• Lennox
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennox have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox
  • Lennox is located in Lincoln County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lennox <3>
• Worthing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthing
  • Worthing is located in Lincoln County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthing <3>
• Larchwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchwood
  • Larchwood is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larchwood <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 Klondike. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Klondike.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Klondike ...

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

Adding Klondike to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Klondike post office opened in 1897.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Klondike.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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