Welcome to Cleora ...

Cleora is located in Edgefield County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cleora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Cleora is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Cleora: (803)

Communities Also Named Cleora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cleora - they are located in Colorado, Louisiana, Montana and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Cleora ...

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

• Snead
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
  • Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
• Edgefield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
  • Edgefield is located in Edgefield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgefield <4>
• Saluda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
  • Saluda is located in Saluda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <4>
• Johnston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
  • Johnston is located in Edgefield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <4>
• McCormick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
  • McCormick is located in McCormick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCormick <4>
• Trenton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Edgefield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
• Parksville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
  • Parksville is located in McCormick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parksville <4>
• Troy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Ward
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
  • Ward is located in Saluda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <4>
• Plum Branch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Branch
  • Plum Branch is located in McCormick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum Branch <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 Cleora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cleora.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cleora ...

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

Adding Cleora to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cleora post office opened in 1883.

We also found Cleora on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cleora.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Edgefield County: www.edgefieldcounty.sc.gov/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/