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Welcome to Klondike ...

Klondike is located in Alexander County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Klondike, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Klondike is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Klondike: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named Klondike ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Klondike: This one is located in Alexander County and the other is located in Lake County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 32 communities that are also named Klondike - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Georgia (3), Indiana, Iowa, 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.

  • Charleston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Charleston is located in Mississippi County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
  • Cairo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cairo is located in Alexander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
  • La Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Benton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Benton is located in Scott County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
  • Bertrand
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bertrand is located in Mississippi County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Mounds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mounds is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
  • Bardwell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wickliffe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Barlow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
  • Kelso
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kelso is located in Scott County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <4>

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 (so far) 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 1898. The Klondike post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Klondike.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Alexander, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Klondike - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Klondike area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Klondike area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/