Welcome to Clara ...

Clara is located in Pottawattamie 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 get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Clara is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Clara: (712)

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, Kansas, Maryland, 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.

• Omaha
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Omaha is located in Douglas County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
  • Omaha has also been known as:
  • Omaha City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <4>
• Council Bluffs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bluffs
  • Council Bluffs is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Bluffs <4>
• Bellevue
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sarpy County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
• Papillion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
  • Papillion is located in Sarpy County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <4>
• La Vista
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
  • La Vista is located in Sarpy County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <4>
• Blair
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Blair is located in Washington County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <4>
• Ralston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
  • Ralston is located in Douglas County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <4>
• Elkhorn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Douglas County (NE)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn <4>
• Carter Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Lake
  • Carter Lake is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter Lake <4>
• Missouri Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Valley
  • Missouri Valley is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri Valley <4>

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 on a map titled Map of Iowa (from Rand McNally, 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 Pottawattamie County: www.pottcounty.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/