Welcome to Clam Lake ...

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

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

Clam Lake would have been located within present day Antrim County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of Clam Lake, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clam 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 Clam Lake: Clam Lk.

Time Zone: The area where Clam Lake was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Clam Lake once stood is in the (231) area code.

Communities Also Named Clam Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Clam Lake - it's located in Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Clam Lake ...

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

• East Jordan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jordan
  • East Jordan is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Jordan <5>
• Kalkaska
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalkaska have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalkaska
  • Kalkaska is located in Kalkaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,083 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalkaska <5>
• Elk Rapids
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Rapids
  • Elk Rapids is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Rapids <5>
• Mancelona
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mancelona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancelona
  • Mancelona is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mancelona <5>
• Bellaire
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <5>
• Central Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Lake
  • Central Lake is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Lake <5>
• Suttons Bay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suttons Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons Bay
  • Suttons Bay is located in Leelanau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suttons Bay <5>
• Ellsworth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
  • Ellsworth is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <5>
• Kewadin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kewadin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewadin
  • Kewadin is located in Antrim County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kewadin <5>
• Rapid City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapid City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid City
  • Rapid City is located in Kalkaska County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapid City <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 Clam Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clam Lake.

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

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

Adding Clam Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Clam Lake was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Antrim County: www.antrimcounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/