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Welcome to Clarking ...

Clarking is located in Charlton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarking, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Clarking is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Clarking: 912 & 565<3>

Communities near Clarking ...

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

  • MacClenny
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hilliard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Baldwin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Baldwin is located in Duval County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <4>
  • Callahan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Glen Saint Mary
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Saint George
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Taylor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Taylor is located in Baker County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Bryceville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Crawford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Crawford is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Dyal
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dyal is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarking ...

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

Adding Clarking to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarking 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 Clarking was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Clarking post office opened in 1907. The Clarking post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarking.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Charlton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clarking - 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 912 code has been Overlayed with the 565 area code. New phone numbers in the Clarking area will be assigned with one of these codes: 912 or 565. As a result, placing a call in the Clarking area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/