Welcome to Clara ...

Clara is located in Wicomico County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clara, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Clara is near sea level<3>.

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

Clara is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<4> and (667).

Communities Also Named Clara ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Clara - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Clara ...

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

• Salisbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <5>
• Fruitland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <5>
• Delmar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
  • Delmar is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <5>
• Princess Anne
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princess Anne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess Anne
  • Princess Anne is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princess Anne <5>
• Delmar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
  • Delmar is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <5>
• Hebron
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <5>
• Sharptown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
  • Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
• Mardela Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
  • Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
• Vienna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
• Bivalve
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
  • Bivalve is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bivalve <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clara ...

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

Adding Clara to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clara 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 Clara was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Clara post office opened in 1901.

We also found Clara on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clara.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wicomico County: www.wicomicocounty.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/