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Welcome to Point Clear ...

Point Clear is located in Baldwin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Point Clear, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

A typical abbreviation for Point Clear: Pt. Clear

Point Clear is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Point Clear lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Point Clear: 251

The ZIP code for Point Clear: 36564<3>

Communities near Point Clear ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point Clear ...

Looking for more information about Point Clear? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Point Clear, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Point Clear.

Adding Point Clear to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Point Clear 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 (so far) for Point Clear was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Point Clear post office opened in 1877.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Baldwin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Point Clear - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Point Clear). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Point Clear or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/