Welcome to Clarence ...

Clarence is located in Centre County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Clarence is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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, New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario, 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.

• State College
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State College
  • State College is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State College <4>
• Bellefonte
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
  • Bellefonte is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellefonte <4>
• Philipsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philipsburg
  • Philipsburg is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philipsburg <4>
• Centre Hall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hall
  • Centre Hall is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre Hall <4>
• Milesburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milesburg
  • Milesburg is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milesburg <4>
• Chester Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
  • Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
• Howard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Howard is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <4>
• Port Matilda
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Matilda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Matilda
  • Port Matilda is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Matilda <4>
• South Philipsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
  • South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
• Wallaceton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
  • Wallaceton is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people

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. 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.<5>

From that list, the Clarence post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/