Welcome to Cluro ...

So far, we found very little information about Cluro. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cluro to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cluro, please Contact Us.

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Cluro would have been located within present day Eureka County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cluro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cluro is 4,770 feet [1,454 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Cluro is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Cluro was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Cluro was located: 775

Communities near Cluro ...

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

• Carlin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Carlin is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlin <4>
• Primeaux
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Primeaux is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primeaux
• Palisade ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Palisade is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
• Beowawe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Beowawe is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beowawe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beowawe <4>
• Dunphy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunphy is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunphy
• Shoshone ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shoshone is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoshone
  • Shoshone has also been known as:
  • Shoshone Point
• Bullion ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Bullion is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
• Crescent Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crescent Valley is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent Valley <4>
• Argenta ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Argenta is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
• Kampos ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Kampos is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampos

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cluro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cluro.

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

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

Adding Cluro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cluro 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 Cluro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cluro.