Welcome to Clarkson ...

So far, we found very little information about Clarkson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Clarkson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Clarkson, please Contact Us.

Clarkson would have been located within present day Warren County<2>.

The location of Clarkson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarkson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Clarkson is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Clarkson was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Clarkson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Clarkson - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Clarkson ...

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

• Des Moines
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <5>
• Indianola
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Indianola is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <5>
• Norwalk
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <5>
• Pleasant Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <5>
• Knoxville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <5>
• Carlisle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <5>
• Pleasantville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <5>
• Melcher - Dallas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melcher - Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
  • Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
• Hartford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <5>
• Milo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
  • Milo is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <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 Clarkson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clarkson.

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

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

Adding Clarkson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarkson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Clarkson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Clarkson post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarkson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/