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Welcome to Cleveland ...

So far, we found very little information about Cleveland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cleveland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cleveland, please Contact Us.


Cleveland would have been located within present day Kingman County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cleveland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

When the people of Cleveland referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Clevelander<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cleveland is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Cleveland was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Cleveland was located: 620

Communities Also Named Cleveland ...

While we believe that this Cleveland is located in Kingman County, we know of another 3 Kansas communities named Cleveland. Those communities are located in the following counties: Butler, Cowley and Logan County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 46 communities that are also named Cleveland - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Quebec, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cleveland ...

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

  • Kingman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Harper
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Pretty Prairie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Cunningham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Cunningham is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Norwich
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Zenda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Spivey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Spivey is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Nashville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nashville is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Penalosa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Penalosa is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penalosa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
  • Rago
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rago is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago

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

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

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

Adding Cleveland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cleveland post office opened in 1880. The Cleveland post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cleveland.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cleveland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Kingman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Cleveland refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Cleveland may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cleveland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/