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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Clarking (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Clarking. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Clarking is located in Charlton County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Charlton County: Baker (FL), Nassau (FL), Brantley, Camden & Ware.

Below are the counties that are near Clarking. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clarking:

  • Charlton County     (The home county of Clarking)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarking, with the one closest to Clarking listed first.
    • Saint George
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Saint George is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <2>
    • Traders Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
      • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
    • Folkston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Woodstock ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Charlton County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
    • Homeland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
      • Homeland is located in Charlton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
    • Mattox ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattox have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
      • Mattox is located in Charlton County
  • Camden County
    • Greenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
  • Clinch County
    • Fargo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Baker County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarking, with the one closest to Clarking listed first.
    • Taylor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Baker County (FL)
    • Glen Saint Mary
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • MacClenny
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sanderson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Olustee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Duval County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarking, with the one closest to Clarking listed first.
    • Baldwin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Baldwin is located in Duval County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <2>
    • Maxville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
      • Maxville is located in Duval County (FL)
    • Biscayne Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biscayne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Village
      • Biscayne Village is located in Duval County (FL)
    • Garden City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Duval County (FL)
    • Normandy Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Magnolia Gardens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
      • Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County (FL)
    • Jacksonville Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Heights
      • Jacksonville Heights is located in Duval County (FL)
    • Brooklyn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Duval County (FL)
    • Jacksonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Talleyrand
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
      • Talleyrand is located in Duval County (FL)
  • Nassau County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarking, with the one closest to Clarking listed first.
    • Crawford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Bryceville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dyal
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
      • Dyal is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Hilliard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Callahan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Boulogne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Nassau Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nassau Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Village
      • Nassau Village is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Evergreen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clarking, see our County-by-County Page for Clarking.

Newspapers Published in Clarking ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarking.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clarking, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clarking.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Clarking:

Cemeteries Near Clarking ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarking.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clarking covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clarking, with the one closest to Clarking listed first.

  • St. George Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Boones Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Emmaus Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Conner - Green Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conner - Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conner - Green Cemetery
  • Moniac Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pringle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pringle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pringle Cemetery
  • Deep Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deep Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deep Creek Cemetery
  • Motes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Motes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Motes Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
  • Keen Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (66 more) ...
    • Jones Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jones Family Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cornhouse Creek Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornhouse Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornhouse Creek Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Clarking in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clarking.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Clarking, with the one closest to Clarking listed first.

  • Bryceville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Crawford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in Nassau County (FL)
  • Glen Saint Mary
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • MacClenny
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Baldwin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Baldwin is located in Duval County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <2>
  • Hilliard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Callahan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Boulogne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Traders Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
    • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
  • Sanderson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Maxville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
    • Maxville is located in Duval County (FL)
  • Folkston
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Marietta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Duval County (FL)
    • Italia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Italia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italia
      • Italia is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Kings Ferry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
      • Kings Ferry is located in Nassau County (FL)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clarking. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarking.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clarking) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clarking. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5163, Longitude: -82.1182       In this case, the coordinates for Clarking have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clarking, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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