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Welcome to Cliquot ...

Cliquot is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cliquot, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Cliquot is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cliquot: 417

Communities near Cliquot ...

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

  • Bolivar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stockton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Humansville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hope
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Play
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hermitage
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Urbana
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Weaubleau
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Morrisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cliquot ...

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

Adding Cliquot to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cliquot post office opened in 1893. The Cliquot post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cliquot.

Footnotes ...

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