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Welcome to Clearville ...

Clearville is located in Bedford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clearville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

Clearville is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Clearville: 814 & 582<3>

The ZIP code for Clearville: 15535<4>

Communities Also Named Clearville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Clearville - it's located in Ontario.

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

Websites for Clearville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Clearville ...

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

  • Bedford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Everett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hancock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <5>
  • Hyndman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Saxton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Schellsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Manns Choice
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hopewell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasantville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 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 Clearville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clearville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clearville ...

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

Adding Clearville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clearville 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 (so far) for Clearville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Clearville post office opened in 1851.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clearville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bedford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clearville - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Clearville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Clearville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Clearville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Clearville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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