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Welcome to Clear Ridge ...

Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clear Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

A typical abbreviation for Clear Ridge: Clear Rdg. (or less commonly used: Clear Rdge. or Clear Ridg.)

Clear Ridge is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Clear Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Clear Ridge: This one is located in Fulton County and the other is located in Bedford County.

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

Communities near Clear Ridge ...

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

  • Mercersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Todd
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • McConnellsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
    • McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <3>
  • Saxton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
    • Saxton is located in Bedford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxton <3>
  • Broad Top City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Top City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
    • Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Three Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Orbisonia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockhill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saltillo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Woodbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Woodbury is located in Bedford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clear Ridge ...

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

Adding Clear Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clear Ridge 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 Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Clear Ridge post office opened in 1837.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clear Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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