Welcome to Clarksburg ...

Clarksburg is located in Monmouth County<1>.

The location of Clarksburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarksburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Clarksburg is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Clarksburg ...

Junior League:   www.jlmc.org/

Communities Also Named Clarksburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Clarksburg - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New York, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Clarksburg ...

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

• Trenton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
• Morrisville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
• Bordentown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
  • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
• Imlaystown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlaystown
  • Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
• Prospertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
  • Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
• Cream Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
  • Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
• Sharon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Monmouth County
• Twin Rivers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
  • Twin Rivers is located in Mercer County
• Polhemustown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polhemustown
  • Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County
• Vista Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
  • Vista Center is located in Ocean County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarksburg ...

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

Adding Clarksburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarksburg 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 for Clarksburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Clarksburg on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarksburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clarksburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monmouth County: www.co.monmouth.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/