Welcome to Clam Falls ...
Clam Falls is located in Polk County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Clam Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.
Clam Falls is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Clam Falls lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Clam Falls: 715 & 534<3>
Communities near Clam Falls ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clam Falls.
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Shell Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Grantsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grantsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Grantsburg is located in Burnett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grantsburg
- From Clam Falls to Grantsburg
- Frederic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Luck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Balsam Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balsam Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Milltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Siren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siren
- Siren is located in Burnett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Siren
- From Clam Falls to Siren
- Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Hertel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertel
- Hertel is located in Burnett County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hertel
- From Clam Falls to Hertel
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 Clam Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clam Falls.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clam Falls. 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 Clam Falls.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clam Falls. See our Newspapers Page for Clam Falls.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clam Falls ...
Looking for more information about Clam Falls? 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 Clam Falls, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Clam Falls.
Adding Clam Falls to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Clam Falls 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 Clam Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Clam Falls post office opened in 1871.
We also found Clam Falls in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Clam Falls.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clam Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clam Falls - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Clam Falls area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Clam Falls 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |