Welcome to Claremont ...

Claremont is located in Catron County<1>.

The location of Claremont has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Claremont is 6,470 feet [1,972 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Claremont is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Claremont, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

The telephone area code for Claremont: (575)

Communities Also Named Claremont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Claremont - they are located in California (2), Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Claremont ...

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

• Alma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Catron County
• Glenwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Catron County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <4>
• Pleasanton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Pleasanton is located in Catron County
• Reserve
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
  • Reserve is located in Catron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reserve <4>
• Mule Creek
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Creek
  • Mule Creek is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mule Creek <4>
• Blue
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
  • Blue is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue <4>
• Buckhorn
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Buckhorn is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhorn <4>
• Cruzville
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzville
  • Cruzville is located in Catron County
• Luna
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
  • Luna is located in Catron County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luna <4>
• Apache Creek
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache Creek
  • Apache Creek is located in Catron County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Claremont ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Claremont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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