Welcome to Clyde ...

Clyde is located in Butte County<1>.

The location of Clyde has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clyde, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Clyde is 5,870 feet [1,789 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Clyde is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Clyde lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Clyde: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Clyde ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Idaho communities named Clyde: This one is located in Butte County and the other is located in Bingham County.

Beyond Idaho, there are 42 communities that are also named Clyde - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, California (3), Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Clyde ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Clyde.

• Lone Pine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
  • Lone Pine is located in Clark County
• Alder City ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder City
  • Alder City is located in Custer County
• Mackay
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
  • Mackay is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackay <5>
• Howe
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
  • Howe is located in Butte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <5>
• Moore
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
  • Moore is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <5>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clyde ...

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

Adding Clyde to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clyde 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 Clyde was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Clyde post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clyde.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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