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Welcome to Clark Island ...

Clark Island is located in Knox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clark Island, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

A typical abbreviation for Clark Island: Clark Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Clark Island is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Clark Island: 207

Communities near Clark Island ...

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

  • Rockland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Waldoboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Warren
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Camden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Rockport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bristol
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Thomaston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Union
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Damariscotta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clark Island ...

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

Adding Clark Island to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Clark Island post office opened in 1884. The Clark Island post office closed in 1961.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clark Island.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clark Island - 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/