Welcome to Clopper ...

Clopper is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The location of Clopper has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clopper, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Clopper is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Clopper lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Clopper: (301) and (240)<4>

Websites for Clopper ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Clopper, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Clopper ...

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

• Arlington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Rockville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
• Leesburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
• College Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <5>
• Herndon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <5>
• Takoma Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takoma Park
  • Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Takoma Park <5>
• Vienna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
• Falls Church
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Church
  • Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Church <5>
• Mount Airy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <5>
• Poolesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolesville
  • Poolesville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolesville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clopper ...

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

Adding Clopper to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clopper 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 for Clopper was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clopper.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clopper. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/