Welcome to Clinch ...
So far, we found very little information about Clinch. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Clinch to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Clinch, please Contact Us.
Clinch would have been located within present day Iron County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Clinch, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Clinch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Time Zone: The area where Clinch was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Clinch, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Communities Also Named Clinch ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Clinch - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Tennessee and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clinch.
Communities near Clinch ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clinch.
- Iron River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron River
- Iron River is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iron River <5>
- Stambaugh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Caspian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspian
- Caspian is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caspian <5>
- Gaastra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaastra have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaastra
- Gaastra is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaastra <5>
- Mineral Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
- Mineral Hills is located in Iron County
- Mastodon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Chicagon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Pentoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga
- Pentoga is located in Iron County
- Mansfield ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Amasa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amasa
- Amasa is located in Iron County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amasa <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 Clinch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clinch.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clinch. 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 Clinch.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clinch. See our Newspapers Page for Clinch.
Adding Clinch 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 Clinch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Clinch post office opened in 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Clinch.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Iron County: www.iron.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.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 Clinch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Iron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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/ |