Welcome to Clyde ...

Clyde is located in Oakland County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Clyde, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clyde, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Clyde is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Clyde ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Clyde: This one is located in Oakland County and the other is located in Allegan County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 42 communities that are also named Clyde - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, California (3), Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Clyde ...

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

• Farmington Hills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hills
  • Farmington Hills is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington Hills <5>
• Novi
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
  • Novi is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <5>
• Pontiac
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Pontiac is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <5>
• Auburn Hills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Hills
  • Auburn Hills is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn Hills <5>
• Wixom
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixom
  • Wixom is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wixom <5>
• South Lyon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyon
  • South Lyon is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lyon <5>
• Fenton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
  • Fenton is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <5>
• Farmington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <5>
• Howell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Howell is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howell <5>
• Grand Blanc
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Blanc
  • Grand Blanc is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Blanc <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 Clyde. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clyde.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clyde ...

Looking for more information about Clyde? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Clyde, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clyde.

Adding Clyde to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clyde 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 Clyde was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Clyde post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clyde.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/

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