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Welcome to Claiborne ...

Claiborne is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Claiborne, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Claiborne is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Claiborne lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Claiborne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Claiborne - they are located in Alabama, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi (2) and Virginia.

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

Websites for Claiborne ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.unioncounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Claiborne, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Claiborne ...

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

  • Delaware
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Marion
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Marysville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Plain City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Richwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Lewisburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Prospect
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Milford Center
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Shawnee Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ostrander
    (11 miles [17.7 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 Claiborne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Claiborne.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Claiborne ...

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

Adding Claiborne to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Claiborne post office opened in 1879. The Claiborne post office closed in 1947.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Claiborne.

Footnotes ...

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