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Welcome to Clam Lake ...

Clam Lake is located in Ashland County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Clam Lake: 715 & 534<3>

The ZIP code for Clam Lake: 54517<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)
    • Mellen is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
  • Glidden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Glidden is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
  • Tannery Town
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tannery Town is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Town
  • White City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • White City is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • High Bridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • High Bridge is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
  • Cable
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Cable is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
  • Marengo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Marengo is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Mason
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mason is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Kennedy
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kennedy is located in Price County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
  • Butternut
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Butternut is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people

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 (so far) 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.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Ashland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clam Lake - 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 Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Clam Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Clam Lake). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Clam Lake or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>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/