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Welcome to Clear Lake ...

Clear Lake is located

Clear Lake is located in Collin County<1>.


The location of Clear Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Clear Lake, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

A typical abbreviation for Clear Lake: Clear Lk.

Clear Lake is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Clear Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Clear Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Clear Lake: This one is located in Collin County and the other is located in Harris County.

Beyond Texas, there are 23 communities that are also named Clear Lake - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Clear Lake ...

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

  • Plano
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
    • Plano is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <4>
  • Garland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Frisco
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • McKinney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Richardson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Allen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Allen is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <4>
  • Rowlett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett
    • Rowlett is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowlett <4>
  • Wylie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
    • Wylie is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <4>
  • Rockwall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwall
    • Rockwall is located in Rockwall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwall <4>
  • Sachse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sachse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachse
    • Sachse is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,964 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sachse <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clear Lake ...

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

Adding Clear Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clear Lake 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 Lake was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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

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

The official website for Collin County: www.co.collin.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clear Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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