Clearmont’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Clearmont. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Clearmont was laid out in 1857 by Alonzo Thompson. Variant spellings include Clairmont, Clearmound and Claremont, some say the community was named after nearby Clear Creek, while others believe the name is a transfer from Clermont, Indiana. A post office called Clearmont has been in operation since 1881.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Clearmont’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Clearmont’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFarm buildings and home, two mile…, 1941: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Clearmont, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Clearmont is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Clearmont has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Possum Walk Hotel in Lincoln, 2.9 miles away.
Clearmont and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Farm buildings and home, two miles south of Clearmont, Missouri, near Iowa state line (1941) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.