Welcome to Clarkston ...

Clarkston is located in Gallatin County<1>.

The location of Clarkston has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarkston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Clarkston is 3,980 feet [1,213 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Clarkston is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Clarkston lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Clarkston lies within the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Clarkston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Clarkston - they are located in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Utah and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clarkston.

Communities near Clarkston ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clarkston.

• Three Forks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
  • Three Forks is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Forks <4>
• Manhattan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
  • Manhattan is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <4>
• Copper City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Copper City is located in Broadwater County
• Toston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toston
  • Toston is located in Broadwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toston <4>
• Crow Creek City ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Creek City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek City
  • Crow Creek City is located in Broadwater County
• Hillman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Hillman is located in Gallatin County
• Radersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radersburg
  • Radersburg is located in Broadwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radersburg <4>
• Francis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
  • Francis is located in Gallatin County
• Willow Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
  • Willow Creek is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Creek <4>
• Amsterdam
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Gallatin County
  • Former name for Amsterdam:
  • Walrath
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Clarkston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clarkston.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clarkston. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarkston.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarkston. See our Newspapers Page for Clarkston.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarkston ...

Looking for more information about Clarkston? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Clarkston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Clarkston.

Adding Clarkston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarkston in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Clarkston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Clarkston post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarkston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clarkston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gallatin County: www.co.gallatin.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/