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Welcome to Clear Lake ...

So far, we found very little information about Clear Lake. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Clear Lake to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Clear Lake, please Contact Us.

Clear Lake would have been located within present day Natchitoches Parish<2>.


The location of Clear Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Clear Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Clear Lake: Clear Lk.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Clear Lake is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Clear Lake was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Clear Lake once stood is in the (318) 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, Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah, Washington 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.

  • Natchitoches
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Winnfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnfield
    • Winnfield is located in Winn Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,283 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnfield <5>
  • Campti
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campti have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <5>
  • Montgomery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Grant Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <5>
  • Natchez
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natchez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
    • Natchez is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <5>
  • Clarence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
    • Clarence is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <5>
  • Goldonna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldonna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldonna
    • Goldonna is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldonna <5>
  • Saline
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
    • Saline is located in Bienville Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <5>
  • Ashland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Calvin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
    • Calvin is located in Winn Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvin <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 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.

Adding Clear Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clear Lake in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Clear Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Clear Lake post office opened in 1892.

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clear Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Natchitoches, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clear Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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