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Welcome to Cleiv ...

Cleiv is located in Teton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cleiv, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.

Cleiv is 3,800 feet [1,158 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Cleiv is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Cleiv lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Cleiv: 406

Communities near Cleiv ...

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

  • Choteau
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dutton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenfield is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Power
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Fort Shaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Sun River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Simms
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Collins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Collins is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Vaughn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cleiv ...

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

Adding Cleiv to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cleiv post office opened in 1915. The Cleiv post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cleiv.

Footnotes ...

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