Welcome to Clare ...

Clare is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clare, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Clare is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Clare: (315)

Communities Also Named Clare ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Clare - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio (2) and Ontario.

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

Communities near Clare ...

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

• Potsdam
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Potsdam is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,796 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Potsdam
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potsdam <4>
• Canton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Canton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,482 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Canton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Edwards
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Edwards
• Hermon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hermon is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2017: 405 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Hermon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <4>
• Rensselaer Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rensselaer Falls is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer Falls
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Rensselaer Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer Falls <4>
• Richville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Richville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Richville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richville <4>
• Russell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Russell is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Russell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <4>
• West Pierrepont
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • West Pierrepont is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pierrepont
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on West Pierrepont
• Pierrepont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pierrepont is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierrepont
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Pierrepont
• South Colton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • South Colton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Colton
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on South Colton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Colton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clare ...

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

Adding Clare to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clare in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Clare was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Clare post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clare.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/