Clear Lake Skagit County, Washington


Mapped Location

Clear Lake: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Clear Lake

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Clear Lake

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Clear Lake Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Clear Lake

References to Clear Lake that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

CLEARLAKE, a town in Skagit County. The site was first settled by Robert Pringle. In 1890, when the railroad arrived, Jacob Barth platted the townsite. It was first named "Mountain View," but was changed to Clearlake after a nearby body of water known as Clear Lake. (History of Skagit and Snohomish Counties, page 240.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

Last updated: 2024-06-03