Welcome to Clarkesville ...

The city of Clarkesville is located in Habersham County<1> and is the County Seat for Habersham County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarkesville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1823.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clarkesville has a population of 1,823 people<2> (see below for details).

Clarkesville is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Clarkesville: (706) and (762)<4>

The ZIP code for Clarkesville: 30523<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clarkesville had an population of 1,823 people. This is an increase of 5.19% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clarkesville had a population of 1,733 people. This makes Clarkesville the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Clarkesville represents 0.02% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 238th most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Clarkesville.

Communities Also Named Clarkesville ...

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

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

Communities near Clarkesville ...

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

• Toccoa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccoa
  • Toccoa is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toccoa <6>
• Cornelia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
  • Cornelia is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelia <6>
• Cleveland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <6>
• Jarrett
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrett have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
  • Jarrett is located in Stephens County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
• Baldwin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <6>
• Lula
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
  • Lula is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <6>
• Clayton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Rabun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>
• Mount Airy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <6>
• Homer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Banks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <6>
• Alto
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarkesville. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Clarkesville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarkesville ...

Looking for more information about Clarkesville? 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 Clarkesville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clarkesville.

Adding Clarkesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarkesville 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 Clarkesville was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1823.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarkesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Habersham County: www.co.habersham.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/