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Welcome to Clyde ...

Clyde is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clyde, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Clyde is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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 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, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska (2), 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.

  • New Brunswick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
  • Perth Amboy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
  • Plainfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Plainfield is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
  • Linden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Linden is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
  • Rahway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rahway is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
  • Westfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Westfield is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
  • Summit
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
  • South Amboy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
  • Bloomfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
  • Patricks Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Patricks Corners is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Corners

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Clyde, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 (so far) for Clyde was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Clyde post office opened in 1874. The Clyde post office closed in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clyde.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clyde - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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/