Clermont Harbor, Mississippi

Clermont Harbor is an unincorporated community on the western end of Hancock County on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.[2]

Clermont Harbor, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Clermont Harbor, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Clermont Harbor, Mississippi
Clermont Harbor, Mississippi
Location within the state of Mississippi
Clermont Harbor, Mississippi is located in the United States
Clermont Harbor, Mississippi
Clermont Harbor, Mississippi
Clermont Harbor, Mississippi (the United States)
Coordinates: 30°15′42″N 89°24′58″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyHancock
Elevation
10 ft (3 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID668599[1]

Clermont Harbor is located directly on the coastline, with the main road in and out of town being Beach Boulevard (unsigned Mississippi Highway 606). Buccaneer State Park lies on the eastern boundary of the community. The community lies along the CSX Transportation line.[3] A post office operated under the name Clermont Harbor from 1913 to 1989.[4] Clermont Harbor was completely destroyed by Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005.

The 40-room Clermont Harbor Hotel operated in Clermont Harbor from 1915 to 1946.[5]

Notable people

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clermont Harbor
  2. Prior, Roger Anson (1947). Urban Land Use Along Mississippi Sound. University of Chicago Press. p. 41.
  3. Howe, Tony. "Clermont Harbor, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  4. "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  5. Guerin, Russell. "Clermont Harbor Hotel". Hancock County Historical Society. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  6. "Found Treasure". Going Coastal Magazine. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  7. "Rieker, Albert George". Artist Database. The Historic New Orleans Collection. Retrieved March 2, 2021.


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