Clear Lake, Texas

Clear Lake is a populated place located in Collin County, Texas on the south end of the Lavon Lake Peninsula. By land it is south of Princeton and over water northwest of Lavon, southwest of Copeville, and north of Wylie.

This article is about a community in Collin County, Texas. For other uses, see Clear Lake, Texas (disambiguation).
Clear Lake, Texas
Populated place
Clear Lake, Texas
Location within the state of Texas
Clear Lake, Texas
Clear Lake, Texas (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°4′41″N 96°29′42″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesCollin
Town of Clear Lakeabt 1890
Elevation
530 ft (161.54 m)
Population
 (1990)
 • Totalest 50
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
75407
Area code(s)214, 469, 972
FIPS code48-15304[1]
GNIS feature ID1378127[2]

Population

In 1910 the population of Clear Lake was estimated at seventy-five and by 1914 had grown to 100. Despite the construction of the Lavon Reservoir in 1954, the estimated number of residents at the community remained at fifty for the period from the 1930s to 1990.[3]

History

The United States government in 1884 built and operated a distillery on the banks of nearby Clear Lake. A small number of settlers were attracted to the area by the federal project, after which the town of Clear Lake was established in 1890. In 1898 a post office was established but it was discontinued sometime after 1930. The postmaster was Robert L. Palmer. The community was a principal provider of bois d'arc timber for Dallas for several years at the beginning of its existence. Dallas was experimenting with the use of wood to pave its streets but after the project was abandoned many residents left Clear Lake. The community was also on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway. The land surrounding Clear Lake was subject to seasonal flooding, which destroyed crops even though it was located in the heart of the Blackland Prairie[3]

Geography

The census enumeration district map of 1940, Collin County E.D. 43-39, shows Clear Lake west of the confluence of Ticky Creek[4] and Pilot Grove Creek[5] which today is submerged in Lavon Lake.

Further reading

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Clear Lake, Texas". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 21 Mar 2013.
  4. "Ticky Creek". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 22 Mar 2013.
  5. "Pilot Grove Creek". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 22 Mar 2013.
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