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Welcome to Clarence ...

Clarence is located in Erie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1810.

Clarence is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Clarence: 716 & 624<3>

Communities Also Named Clarence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Clarence - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Clarence ...

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

  • Buffalo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • North Tonawanda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
    • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
  • Fort Erie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Lockport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lackawanna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kenmore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Depew
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tonawanda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lancaster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • East Aurora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora
    • East Aurora is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <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 Clarence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clarence.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarence. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Clarence.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarence ...

Looking for more information about Clarence? 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 Clarence, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clarence.

Adding Clarence to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Clarence post office opened in 1810.

We also found Clarence in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarence.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Erie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clarence - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Clarence area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Clarence area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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