Welcome to Cleo ...
Cleo is located in Jones County<1>.
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The location of Cleo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cleo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
Cleo is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Cleo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Cleo: 601 & 769<4>
Communities Also Named Cleo ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Cleo - they are located in Kansas, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cleo.
Communities near Cleo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cleo.
- Laurel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Laurel is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
- Ellisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Ellisville is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,551 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <5>
- Sandersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Heidelberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Heidelberg is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heidelberg <5>
- Soso
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Antioch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Errata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Moss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Service
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Whistler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Cleo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cleo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cleo. 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 Cleo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cleo. See our Newspapers Page for Cleo.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cleo ...
Looking for more information about Cleo? 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 Cleo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cleo.
Adding Cleo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cleo 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 Cleo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Cleo post office opened in 1896.
We also found Cleo on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cleo.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cleo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jones, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cleo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Cleo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Cleo area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |