Welcome to Clark ...

Clark is located in Darke County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clark, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1901.

Clark is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Clark ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.darkecountyohio.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Clark, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Clark ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Clark: This one is located in Darke County and the other is located in Coshocton County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 38 communities that are also named Clark - they are located in Alabama (3), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas (2), Virginia (2), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Clark ...

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

• Richmond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Wayne County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Greenville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Eaton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <4>
• Winchester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Randolph County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Union City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Randolph County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
• Centerville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Wayne County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
• Versailles
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
• Arcanum
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcanum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcanum
  • Arcanum is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcanum <4>
• Bradford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Bradford is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <4>
• Lewisburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clark ...

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

Adding Clark to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clark in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Clark was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clark.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Darke County: www.co.darke.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/