Welcome to Clareville ...
So far, we found very little information about Clareville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Clareville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Clareville, please Contact Us.
Clareville was located on the South Texas Plains.
Clareville would have been located within present day Bee County<2>.
The location of Clareville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Clareville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Clareville is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Clareville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Clareville would have been located in the (361) area code.
Communities Also Named Clareville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Clareville - it's located in Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clareville.
Communities near Clareville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clareville.
- Beeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeville
- Beeville is located in Bee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,164 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beeville <5>
- Mathis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mathis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis
- Mathis is located in San Patricio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathis <5>
- George West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George West have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George West
- George West is located in Live Oak County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for George West <5>
- Lake City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Lakeside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Lakeside is located in San Patricio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Pernitas Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pernitas Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pernitas Point
- Pernitas Point is located in Jim Wells County
- Blue Berry Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Berry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Berry Hill
- Blue Berry Hill is located in Bee County
- Dinero
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dinero have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinero
- Dinero is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dinero <5>
- Skidmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
- Skidmore is located in Bee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skidmore <5>
- Tynan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tynan
- Tynan is located in Bee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tynan <5>
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 Clareville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clareville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clareville. 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 Clareville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clareville. See our Newspapers Page for Clareville.
Adding Clareville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Clareville 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 Clareville was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Clareville in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Clareville post office opened in 1896.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Clareville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clareville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clareville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |