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Welcome to Clipper ...

Clipper is located in Whatcom County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clipper, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Clipper is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Clipper lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Clipper: 360 & 564<3>

Communities Also Named Clipper ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Clipper - they are located in Arkansas and Georgia.

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

Communities near Clipper ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clipper ...

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

Adding Clipper to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clipper 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 Clipper was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Clipper post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clipper.

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

The official website for Whatcom County: www.co.whatcom.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Whatcom, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clipper - 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 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Clipper area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Clipper area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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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