Welcome to Klingers ...

Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Klingers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Klingers is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Klingers, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Klingers: 269

Communities near Klingers ...

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

• Sturgis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sturgis
  • From Klingers to Sturgis
• Three Rivers
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
  • Three Rivers is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Rivers <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Three Rivers
  • From Klingers to Three Rivers
• Middlebury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
  • Middlebury is located in Elkhart County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebury <3>
• LaGrange
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
  • LaGrange is located in LaGrange County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <3>
• Bronson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
  • Bronson is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bronson
  • From Klingers to Bronson
• Constantine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constantine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
  • Constantine is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Constantine <3>
• Bristol
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Elkhart County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bristol
  • From Klingers to Bristol
• White Pigeon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
  • White Pigeon is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Pigeon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to White Pigeon
  • From Klingers to White Pigeon
• Centreville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Centreville
  • From Klingers to Centreville
• Topeka
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
  • Topeka is located in LaGrange County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Topeka
  • From Klingers to Topeka

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Klingers ...

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

Adding Klingers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Klingers 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 Klingers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Klingers post office opened in 1895.

We also found Klingers on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Klingers.