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Introduction ...

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

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

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Clarks (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Clarks. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Clarks is historic, it would have been located within present day Washoe County.

To see how the shape of Nevada's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washoe County: Lassen (CA), Modoc (CA), Nevada (CA), Placer (CA), Sierra (CA), Carson City, Churchill, Humboldt, Lyon, Pershing, Storey, Harney (OR) & Lake (OR).

Below are the counties that are near Clarks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clarks:

  • Washoe County     (The home county of Clarks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarks, with the one closest to Clarks listed first.
    • Olinghouse ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olinghouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinghouse
      • Olinghouse is located in Washoe County
    • Fort Defiance ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Defiance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Defiance
      • Fort Defiance is located in Washoe County
    • Wadsworth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Spanish Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Springs
      • Spanish Springs is located in Washoe County
    • Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Vista is located in Washoe County
    • Hidden Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley
      • Hidden Valley is located in Washoe County
    • Sparks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sun Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Nixon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Panther Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
      • Panther Valley is located in Washoe County
    • Reno
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Washoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259,290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reno <4>
    • Golden Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
      • Golden Valley is located in Washoe County
    • Lemmon Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon Valley
      • Lemmon Valley is located in Washoe County
  • Carson City
    • Empire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Carson City
  • Churchill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarks, with the one closest to Clarks listed first.
    • Hazen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
      • Hazen is located in Churchill County
    • Lahontan City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahontan City
      • Lahontan City is located in Churchill County
    • Diatom
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diatom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diatom
      • Diatom is located in Churchill County
    • Ragtown ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
      • Ragtown is located in Churchill County
  • Lyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarks, with the one closest to Clarks listed first.
    • Fernley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Stagecoach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
      • Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
    • Silver Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Darwin ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
      • Darwin is located in Lyon County
    • Carson Rapids City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson Rapids City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
      • Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
    • Sutro ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
      • Sutro is located in Lyon County
    • Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
      • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
    • Silver City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Lyon County
    • Dayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Johntown ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johntown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
      • Johntown is located in Lyon County
    • Davis Station ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Station
      • Davis Station is located in Lyon County
    • Mound House
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Eureka ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Lyon County
  • Storey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarks, with the one closest to Clarks listed first.
    • Clark
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Clark is located in Storey County
    • Thisby
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thisby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
      • Thisby is located in Storey County
    • Lockwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
      • Lockwood is located in Storey County
    • Lousetown ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lousetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousetown
      • Lousetown is located in Storey County
    • Virginia City Highlands
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City Highlands
      • Virginia City Highlands is located in Storey County
    • Flowery City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowery City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
      • Flowery City is located in Storey County
    • Virginia City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gold Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
      • Gold Hill is located in Storey County
    • American City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
      • American City is located in Storey County
    • American Flat ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
      • American Flat is located in Storey County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clarks, see our County-by-County Page for Clarks.

Newspapers Published in Clarks ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clarks, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clarks.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Clarks:

Cemeteries Near Clarks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarks.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clarks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clarks, with the one closest to Clarks listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

Clarks itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Clarks, with the one closest to Clarks listed first.

  • Thisby
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thisby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
    • Thisby is located in Storey County
  • Hafed
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hafed have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
    • Hafed is located in Washoe County
  • Wadsworth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Vista
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • Vista is located in Washoe County
  • Reno
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Reno is located in Washoe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reno <4>
  • Huffakers ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
    • Huffakers is located in Washoe County
  • Anderson ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Anderson is located in Washoe County
    • Anderson has also been known as:
    • Junction House
    • Sparks Ranch
  • Steamboat
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steamboat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
    • Steamboat is located in Washoe County
  • Virginia City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gold Hill
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Gold Hill is located in Storey County
  • Sutro ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
    • Sutro is located in Lyon County
  • Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
    • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lawton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
      • Lawton is located in Washoe County
    • Silver City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Lyon County
    • Dayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clarks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarks.

The official website for Washoe County: www.co.washoe.nv.us/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clarks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clarks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clarks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5849, Longitude: -119.4663       In this case, the coordinates for Clarks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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