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Welcome to Clarence ...

Clarence is located in Pulaski County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarence, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Clarence is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Clarence (for example, toward Greensburg), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Clarence: 606

Communities Also Named Clarence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Clarence - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana, Michigan (2), Missouri, New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Clarence ...

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

  • Somerset
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Stanford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mount Vernon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Brodhead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ferguson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
  • Crab Orchard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Science Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hustonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Eubank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Livingston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarence ...

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

Adding Clarence to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarence 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 Clarence was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Clarence post office opened in 1892. The Clarence post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarence.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clarence - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/