Welcome to Clearfield ...

Clearfield is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clearfield, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Clearfield is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Clearfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Clearfield is located in the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Clearfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Clearfield - they are located in Delaware, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Clearfield ...

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

• Olathe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
  • Olathe is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <3>
• Lawrence
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <3>
• Gardner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <3>
• Ottawa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • Ottawa is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <3>
• Spring Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
  • Spring Hill has also been known as:
  • Spring Hill Station
  • Springfield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <3>
• De Soto
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <3>
• Eudora
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
  • Eudora is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <3>
• Tonganoxie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonganoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie
  • Tonganoxie is located in Leavenworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonganoxie <3>
• Baldwin City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin City
  • Baldwin City is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin City <3>
• Wellsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <3>

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 Clearfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clearfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clearfield. 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 Clearfield.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clearfield ...

Looking for more information about Clearfield? 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 Clearfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Clearfield.

Adding Clearfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clearfield 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 Clearfield was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Clearfield on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clearfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas-county.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/