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Welcome to Laclede ...

Laclede is located in Pottawatomie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laclede, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Laclede is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Laclede: 785

Communities Also Named Laclede ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Laclede - they are located in Idaho, Illinois and Missouri.

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

Communities near Laclede ...

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

  • Wamego
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wamego is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamego
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamego <3>
  • Saint Marys
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint George
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Westmoreland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Onaga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Onaga is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaga <3>
  • Louisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Louisville has also been known as:
    • Louisville Springs
    • Rock City
    • Rock Creek Falls
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <3>
  • Paxico
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Belvue
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Emmett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Emmett is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <3>
  • Delia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Delia is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laclede ...

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

Adding Laclede to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Laclede post office opened in 1874. The Laclede post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laclede.

Footnotes ...

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