La Clede’s post office opened in 1859
Most of La Clede was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995.
How La Clede began, and where its name came from
When was La Clede founded?
The La Clede post office opened in 1859, the earliest record of the town by name.
How did La Clede get its name?
The community was named after Pierre Laclède, a French fur trader.
Questions about La Clede’s history
What year was La Clede founded?
The La Clede post office opened in 1859, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →