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)
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Shell Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grantsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Frederic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Frederic is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Luck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luck is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Balsam Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Milltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
- Siren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Hertel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 (so far) for Clam Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Clam Falls post office opened in 1871. The Clam Falls post office closed in 1966.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Clam Falls.
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> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |