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Welcome to Clam River ...

Clam River is located in Antrim County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clam River, you might consider that their post office opened in 1928.

A typical abbreviation for Clam River: Clam Riv.

Clam River is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Clam River lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Clam River: 231

Communities near Clam River ...

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

  • East Jordan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kalkaska
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Elk Rapids
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mancelona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bellaire
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Central Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Suttons Bay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Ellsworth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Alden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kewadin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clam River ...

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

Adding Clam River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clam River 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 Clam River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Clam River post office opened in 1928. The Clam River post office closed in 1944.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Antrim, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clam River - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/