Welcome to Clem ...
Clem is located in Gilliam County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Clem, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Clem is 1,900 feet [579 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Clem lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Clem: 541 & 458<3>
Communities Also Named Clem ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Clem - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clem.
Communities near Clem ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clem.
- Condon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ione
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Olex
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olex. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
- Olex is located in Gilliam County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Olex
- From Clem to Olex
- Gooseberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gooseberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
- Gooseberry is located in Morrow County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gooseberry
- From Clem to Gooseberry
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Eightmile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eightmile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
- Eightmile is located in Morrow County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eightmile
- From Clem to Eightmile
- Monkland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
- Monkland is located in Sherman County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Monkland
- From Clem to Monkland
- Emigrant Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roosevelt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Klondike
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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 Clem. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clem.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clem. 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 Clem.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clem. See our Newspapers Page for Clem.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clem ...
Looking for more information about Clem? 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 Clem, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Clem.
Adding Clem to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Clem 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 Clem was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Clem post office opened in 1884.
We also found Clem in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Clem.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Gilliam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clem - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Clem area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Clem area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |