Welcome to Clary ...
Clary is located in Shenandoah County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Clary, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
Clary is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Clary lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Clary: 540 & 826<3>
Communities Also Named Clary ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Clary - it's located in Michigan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clary.
Communities near Clary ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clary.
- Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Winchester City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,700 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
- Front Royal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal
- Front Royal is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Front Royal <5>
- Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <5>
- Stephens City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stephens City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
- Stephens City is located in Frederick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <5>
- Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Frederick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
- Edinburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg is located in Shenandoah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <5>
- Boyce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Boyce is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <5>
- Capon Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capon Bridge
- Capon Bridge is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capon Bridge <5>
- Toms Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Brook
- Toms Brook is located in Shenandoah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toms Brook <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 Clary. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clary.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clary. 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 Clary.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clary. See our Newspapers Page for Clary.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clary ...
Looking for more information about Clary? 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 Clary, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Clary.
Adding Clary to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Clary 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 Clary was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Clary post office opened in 1898.
We also found Clary on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Clary.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clary. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Shenandoah County: www.co.shenandoah.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Shenandoah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clary - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Clary area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Clary area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |