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Welcome to Clara ...

Clara is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Clara is located in Texas County<1>.

Clara was established in 1902.

Clara is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Clara lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Clara ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Clara - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Clara ...

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

  • Mountain Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Licking
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Houston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cabool
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Raymondville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Plato
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mineral Springs City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
  • Simmons
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Simmons is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
  • Solo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Solo is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
  • Elk Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Elk Creek is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clara ...

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

Adding Clara to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Clara post office opened in 1901. The Clara post office closed in 1975.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clara.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Texas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clara - 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/