Welcome to Clementson ...
Clementson is located in Lake of the Woods County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Clementson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
Clementson is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Clementson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Clementson: (218)
Communities near Clementson ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clementson.
- Baudette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baudette
- Baudette is located in Lake of the Woods County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baudette <3>
- Pinewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Rainy River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy River
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainy River <3>
- Border
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
- Border is located in Koochiching County
- Gameland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Stratton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Pitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt
- Pitt is located in Lake of the Woods County
- Birchdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchdale
- Birchdale is located in Koochiching County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birchdale <3>
- Arbor Vitae
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbor Vitae came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Vitae
- Manders
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manders
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clementson ...
Looking for more information about Clementson? 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 Clementson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Clementson.
Adding Clementson to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Clementson 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 Clementson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Clementson post office opened in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Clementson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clementson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lake of the Woods County: www.co.lake-of-the-woods.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Lake of the Woods, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clementson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |