Welcome to Clear Lake ...

Clear Lake is located in Skagit County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clear Lake, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Clear Lake: Clear Lk.

Clear Lake is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Clear Lake lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Clear Lake is within the boundaries of the (360) area code.

Communities Also Named Clear Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Clear Lake - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Clear Lake ...

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

• Mount Vernon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
• Arlington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <3>
• Anacortes
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anacortes
  • Anacortes is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anacortes <3>
• Burlington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <3>
• Stanwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwood
  • Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanwood <3>
• La Conner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Conner
  • La Conner is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Conner <3>
• Lyman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <3>
• Hamilton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <3>
• Big Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
  • Big Lake is located in Skagit County
• Montborne
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
  • Montborne is located in Skagit County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clear Lake ...

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

Adding Clear Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clear Lake 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 Clear Lake was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clear Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Skagit County: www.skagitcounty.net/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/