Local History

Named from its proximity to Clam Lake, it was given a post office named Clam Lake with Solomon M. Dewey as its first postmaster.  The office was renamed Helena, after its then township, on September 17, 1911.  With Mrs. Alma Miller as postmaster, it was changed to Clam River on December 5, 1925.

Informational excerpts from Michigan Place Names, by Walter Romig, L.H.D.

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