Welcome to Clearwater ...

Clearwater is located in Idaho County<1>.

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

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

Clearwater is 2,540 feet [774 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Clearwater is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Clearwater: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Clearwater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Clearwater - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Manitoba, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Clearwater ...

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

• Grangeville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
  • Grangeville is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grangeville <5>
• Kamiah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamiah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamiah
  • Kamiah is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamiah <5>
• Kooskia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kooskia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kooskia
  • Kooskia is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kooskia <5>
• Stites
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stites have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stites
  • Stites is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stites <5>
• Big Cedar
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
  • Big Cedar is located in Idaho County
• Syringa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syringa
  • Syringa is located in Idaho County
• Mount Idaho
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Idaho have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Idaho
  • Mount Idaho is located in Idaho County
• East Kamiah
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kamiah
  • East Kamiah is located in Idaho County
• Lowell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <5>
• Fenn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenn
  • Fenn is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenn <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 Clearwater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clearwater.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clearwater ...

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

Adding Clearwater to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Clearwater on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Idaho (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clearwater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Idaho County: www.idahocounty.org/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/