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Welcome to Van Cleve ...

Van Cleve is located in Maries County<1>.

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

Van Cleve is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Van Cleve: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Van Cleve ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Van Cleve - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Van Cleve ...

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

  • Wardsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Wardsville is located in Cole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Dixon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Dixon is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <4>
  • Taos
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Taos is located in Cole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Iberia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Vienna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Freeburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Freeburg is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Westphalia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Elizabeth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Saint Thomas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Meta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Cleve ...

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

Adding Van Cleve to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Van Cleve.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Maries, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Van Cleve - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Van Cleve area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Van Cleve area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.