Welcome to Clarkes ...

Clarkes is located in Clackamas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarkes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Clarkes is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Clarkes lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Clarkes: (503) and (971)<4>

Communities Also Named Clarkes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Clarkes - it's located in Florida.

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

Communities near Clarkes ...

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

• Gresham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
  • Gresham is located in Multnomah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <5>
• Lake Oswego
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Oswego
  • Lake Oswego is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Oswego <5>
• Oregon City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
  • Oregon City is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon City <5>
• Tualatin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tualatin
  • Tualatin is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tualatin <5>
• West Linn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Linn
  • West Linn is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Linn <5>
• Woodburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
  • Woodburn is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <5>
• Wilsonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
  • Wilsonville is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <5>
• Happy Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Happy Valley is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Happy Valley <5>
• Milwaukie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukie
  • Milwaukie is located in Multnomah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milwaukie <5>
• Canby
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
  • Canby is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <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 Clarkes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clarkes.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarkes ...

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

Adding Clarkes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarkes 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 Clarkes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Clarkes post office opened in 1889.

We also found Clarkes in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarkes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clackamas County: www.co.clackamas.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/