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Welcome to Mount Clare ...

Mount Clare is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Clare, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Clare: Mt. Clare

Mount Clare is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mount Clare: 319

Communities Also Named Mount Clare ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Mount Clare - they are located in Illinois, Maryland, Nebraska and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mount Clare ...

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

  • Fort Madison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Keokuk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamilton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Hamilton is located in Hancock County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,673 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <3>
  • Carthage
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
    • Carthage is located in Hancock County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <3>
  • Kahoka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kahoka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahoka
    • Kahoka is located in Clark County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahoka <3>
  • Warsaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Warsaw is located in Hancock County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
  • Nauvoo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
    • Nauvoo is located in Hancock County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nauvoo <3>
  • West Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Dallas City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Donnellson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Clare ...

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

Adding Mount Clare to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Clare 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 Mount Clare was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Clare.

Footnotes ...

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