Welcome to Clarkston ...

The village of Clarkston is located in Oakland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarkston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Clarkston is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Clarkston lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Clarkston: (248) and (947)<3>

The ZIP codes for Clarkston: 48346-48348<4>

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, Montana, 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.

• Troy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Farmington Hills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hills
  • Farmington Hills is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington Hills <5>
• Rochester Hills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Hills
  • Rochester Hills is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester Hills <5>
• Novi
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
  • Novi is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <5>
• Pontiac
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Pontiac is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <5>
• Auburn Hills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Hills
  • Auburn Hills is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn Hills <5>
• Birmingham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Birmingham is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birmingham <5>
• Berkley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
  • Berkley is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkley <5>
• Wixom
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixom
  • Wixom is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wixom <5>
• Rochester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <5>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Clarkston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Clarkston in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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 Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/