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Welcome to Clarkson ...

Clarkson is located in Bingham County<1>.

Clarkson is 4,460 feet [1,359 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Clarkson is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Clarkson lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Clarkson: 208 & 986<3>

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, Illinois, Iowa, 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.

  • Blackfoot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Firth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Basalt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty is located in Bingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Wapello
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wapello is located in Bingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
  • Olsen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Olsen is located in Bingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsen
  • Pingree
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Hall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Springfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarkson ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Bingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clarkson - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Clarkson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Clarkson 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.