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Welcome to Clebit ...

Clebit is located in McCurtain County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clebit, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924.

Clebit is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Clebit lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Clebit: 580

The ZIP code for Clebit: 74732<3>

Communities near Clebit ...

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

  • Albion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Battiest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Nolia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nolia is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolia
  • Bethel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Honobia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nashoba
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ludlow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ludlow is located in Le Flore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Ringold
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Cloudy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloudy is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudy
  • Rufe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clebit ...

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

Adding Clebit to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Clebit post office opened in 1924. The Clebit post office closed in 1983.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clebit.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including McCurtain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clebit - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Clebit). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Clebit or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/