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Welcome to Klein ...

Klein is located in Smith County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Klein, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Klein is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Klein: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Klein ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Klein - they are located in Alabama, Maryland, Montana and Texas.

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

Communities near Klein ...

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

  • Forest
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Morton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bay Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Raleigh
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Polkville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Polkville is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Puckett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Puckett is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Louin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Louin is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Montrose
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Montrose is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Sylvarena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Klein ...

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

Adding Klein to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Klein in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Klein was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Klein post office opened in 1904. The Klein post office closed in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Klein.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Klein - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Klein area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Klein 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.
<5>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/