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Welcome to Clover Creek ...

Clover Creek is located in Blair County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Clover Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

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

Clover Creek is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Clover Creek is located in the (814) area code.

Websites for Clover Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blairchamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Clover Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Clover Creek - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Clover Creek ...

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

  • Altoona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntingdon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollidaysburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Roaring Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
    • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <3>
  • Cresson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Gallitzin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallitzin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallitzin
    • Gallitzin is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallitzin <3>
  • Todd
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
    • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
  • Williamsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Blair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <3>
  • Duncansville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncansville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncansville
    • Duncansville is located in Blair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncansville <3>
  • Saxton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clover Creek ...

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

Adding Clover Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clover Creek in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Clover Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Clover Creek post office opened in 1866.

We also found Clover Creek in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Blair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clover Creek - 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/









 

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