Welcome to Clear Lake ...

Clear Lake is located in the Panhandle of Oklahoma.

Clear Lake is located in Beaver County<1>.

The location of Clear Lake 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 Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Clear Lake: Clear Lk.

Clear Lake is 2,510 feet [765 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Clear Lake is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Clear Lake: (580)

Communities Also Named Clear Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Clear Lake - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Ontario (2), Oregon, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Clear Lake ...

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

• Beaver
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Beaver is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <4>
• Follett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Follett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follett
  • Follett is located in Lipscomb County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Follett <4>
• Darrouzett
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darrouzett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrouzett
  • Darrouzett is located in Lipscomb County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darrouzett <4>
• Gate
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
  • Gate is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gate <4>
• Knowles
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knowles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
  • Knowles is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knowles <4>
• Logan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Beaver County
• Slapout
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapout
  • Slapout is located in Beaver County
• Laverne
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laverne
  • Laverne is located in Harper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laverne <4>
• Rosston
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
  • Rosston is located in Harper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosston <4>
• Timms City ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Timms City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timms City
  • Timms City is located in Lipscomb County (TX)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clear Lake ...

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

Adding Clear Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Clear Lake post office opened in 1888.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/