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Welcome to Clements ...

Clements is located in Chase County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clements, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Clements is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Clements: 620

Communities Also Named Clements ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Clements - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio, Texas and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Clements ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clements ...

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

Adding Clements to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clements 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 Clements was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Clements post office opened in 1884. The Clements post office closed in 1988.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clements.

Footnotes ...

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