Official Name: | Clermont Harbor, Mississippi |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Mississippi |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Hancock |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 3 |
Elevation Ft: | 10 |
Coordinates: | 30.2617°N -89.4161°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 668599 |
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.[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.[2] A post office operated under the name Clermont Harbor from 1913 to 1989.[3] 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.[4]