Welcome to Claud ...

Claud is located in Curry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Claud, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Claud is 4,440 feet [1,353 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Claud is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Claud (for example, toward Friona (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Claud is within the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Claud ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Claud - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Missouri (2), Oklahoma and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Claud ...

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

• Clovis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
  • Clovis is located in Curry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clovis <4>
• Bovina
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
  • Bovina is located in Parmer County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovina <4>
• Farwell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
  • Farwell is located in Parmer County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <4>
• Texico
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texico
  • Texico is located in Curry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texico <4>
• Grady
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Grady is located in Curry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grady <4>
• Broadview
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
  • Broadview is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadview <4>
• Bellview
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
  • Bellview is located in Curry County
• Saint Vrain
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrain
  • Saint Vrain is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Vrain <4>
• Weber City
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
  • Weber City is located in Curry County
• Friona
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friona
  • Friona is located in Parmer County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friona <4>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Claud ...

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

Adding Claud to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Claud 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 Claud was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Claud post office opened in 1909.

We also found Claud on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Claud.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Curry County: www.currycounty.org/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/