Welcome to Clear Creek ...

Clear Creek is primarily located in Cattaraugus County<1>. A portion of Clear Creek extends into Chautauqua County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clear Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Clear Creek: Clear Crk. (or less commonly used: Clear Ck. or Clear Cr.)

Clear Creek is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Clear Creek is located in the (716) area code.

Websites for Clear Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Clear Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Clear Creek - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (3), Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (2), Missouri (2), Nevada, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Texas (3), Utah (3), Virginia, West Virginia and Yukon.

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

Communities near Clear Creek ...

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

• Jamestown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Salamanca
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salamanca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamanca
  • Salamanca is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salamanca <4>
• Lakewood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <4>
• Gowanda
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
  • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <4>
• Falconer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconer
  • Falconer is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falconer <4>
• Randolph
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <4>
• Little Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
  • Little Valley is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Valley <4>
• Celoron
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celoron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celoron
  • Celoron is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celoron <4>
• Cattaraugus
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattaraugus
  • Cattaraugus is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cattaraugus <4>
• Forestville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Forestville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestville <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 Clear Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clear Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clear Creek ...

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

Adding Clear Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clear Creek 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 Clear Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Clear Creek on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clear Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/

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