Welcome to Cleora ...

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

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

Cleora would have been located within present day Morehouse Parish<2>.

The location of Cleora has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cleora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cleora is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

If Cleora still existed, it would have been in the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Cleora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cleora - they are located in Colorado, Montana, Oklahoma and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Cleora ...

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

• Bastrop
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop
  • Bastrop is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastrop <5>
• Rayville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rayville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
  • Rayville is located in Richland Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayville <5>
• Sterlington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlington
  • Sterlington is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterlington <5>
• Mer Rouge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mer Rouge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mer Rouge
  • Mer Rouge is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mer Rouge <5>
• Collinston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
  • Collinston is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinston <5>
• Bonita
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
  • Bonita is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonita <5>
• Oak Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Oak Ridge is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <5>
• Windsor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
• Fairbanks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • Fairbanks is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbanks <5>
• Ouachita City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ouachita City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
  • Ouachita City is located in Union Parish

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

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

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

Adding Cleora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cleora in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cleora was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Cleora in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Cleora post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cleora.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/