Welcome to Clarion ...

Clarion is located in Charlevoix County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Clarion is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Clarion is within the (231) area code.

Communities Also Named Clarion ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Clarion - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Clarion ...

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

• Petoskey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petoskey
  • Petoskey is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petoskey <4>
• Boyne City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
  • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
  • Former names for Boyne City:
  • Bay Springs
  • Boyne
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <4>
• Charlevoix
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlevoix
  • Charlevoix is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlevoix <4>
• East Jordan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Harbor Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
  • Harbor Springs is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Springs <4>
• Alanson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
  • Alanson is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <4>
• Vanderbilt
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderbilt
  • Vanderbilt is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanderbilt <4>
• Ellsworth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Boyne Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne Falls
  • Boyne Falls is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne Falls <4>
• Wolverine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolverine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
  • Wolverine is located in Cheboygan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolverine <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 Clarion. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clarion.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarion ...

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

Adding Clarion to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarion 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 Clarion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Clarion post office opened in 1879.

We also found Clarion in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarion.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Charlevoix County: www.charlevoixcounty.org/

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