Welcome to Clam Lake ...

Clam Lake is located in Ashland County<1>.

The location of Clam 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 Clam Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

A typical abbreviation for Clam Lake: Clam Lk.

Clam Lake is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Clam Lake: (715) & (534)<4>

Communities Also Named Clam Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Clam Lake - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near Clam Lake ...

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

• Mellen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
  • Mellen is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
• Glidden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
  • Glidden is located in Ashland County
• Tannery Town
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tannery Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Town
  • Tannery Town is located in Ashland County
• White City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Ashland County
• High Bridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
  • High Bridge is located in Ashland County
• Cable
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
  • Cable is located in Bayfield County
• Marengo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Marengo is located in Ashland County
• Mason
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Bayfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
• Butternut
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
  • Butternut is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
• Kennedy
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
  • Kennedy is located in Price County

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

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

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

Adding Clam Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clam 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 Clam Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Clam Lake post office opened in 1928.

We also found Clam Lake on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ashland County: www.co.ashland.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/