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Welcome to Clarkridge ...

Clarkridge is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Clarkridge is located in Baxter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarkridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1925.

Clarkridge is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Clarkridge: 870 & 327<3>

The ZIP code for Clarkridge: 72623<4>

Communities near Clarkridge ...

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

  • Mountain Home
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Gassville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bull Shoals
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Flippin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Cotter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gainesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Norfork
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Salesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Theodosia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Theodosia is located in Ozark County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarkridge ...

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

Adding Clarkridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarkridge 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 (so far) for Clarkridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Clarkridge post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarkridge.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Baxter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clarkridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Clarkridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Clarkridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Clarkridge). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Clarkridge or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/