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Welcome to Clermont Harbor ...

Clermont Harbor is located in Hancock County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Clermont Harbor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

A typical abbreviation for Clermont Harbor: Clermont Hbr. (or less commonly used: Clermont Harb. or Clermont Hrbr.)

Clermont Harbor is near sea level<3>.

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

Clermont Harbor is located in the (228) area code.

Websites for Clermont Harbor ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hancockchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Clermont Harbor, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Clermont Harbor ...

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

  • Long Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <4>
  • Bay Saint Louis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Saint Louis
    • Bay Saint Louis is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Saint Louis <4>
  • Diamondhead
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
    • Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <4>
  • Pass Christian
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Kiln
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pearlington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Logtown ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
    • Logtown is located in Hancock County
  • Napoleon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
    • Napoleon is located in Hancock County
  • Gainesville ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Gainesville is located in Hancock County
  • Lake Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clermont Harbor ...

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

Adding Clermont Harbor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Clermont Harbor post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clermont Harbor.

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clermont Harbor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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