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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Lake County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lake County: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga & Geauga.
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:
- Lake County (The home county of Clarks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks, with the one closest to Clarks listed first.
- Painesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mentor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kirtland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirtland Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Fairport Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brentwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Grand River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mentor-on-the-Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Reynolds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Waite Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Oak Hill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Willoughby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks, with the one closest to Clarks listed first.
- Trumbull
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- Hartsgrove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- East Trumbull
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Harpersfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
- Driftwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Driftwood is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Mechanicsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Orwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Geneva-on-the-Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Eagleville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Austinburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks, with the one closest to Clarks listed first.
- Gates Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Mayfield Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lyndhurst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Euclid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Moreland Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pepper Pike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nottingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nottingham is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Beachwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chagrin Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks, with the one closest to Clarks listed first.
- Chardon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Bass Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Aquilla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Montville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Thompson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Claridon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Chesterland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Burton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yates Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- South Russell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Middlefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks, with the one closest to Clarks listed first.
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hiram
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mantua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Garrettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Camelot Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Streetsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Mahoning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Drakesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Doolittles Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Windham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks, with the one closest to Clarks listed first.
- Reminderville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Northfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Twinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Macedonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Hudson Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Boston Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks, with the one closest to Clarks listed first.
- Mesopotamia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Farmington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Bristolville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Greene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greene is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Delightful
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Phalanx
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Wildare
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wildare is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clarks, see our County-by-County Page for 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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Clarks - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Center Chardon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Protestant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mentor Ave. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntoon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- All Souls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- King Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leroy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mentor Municipal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mentor Municipal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor Municipal Cemetery
- The Mentor Municipal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mentor Cemetery
- Mentor Center Cemetery
- Mentor Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42107 <3>
- Chardon Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Hambden Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pitkin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brakeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.
While we didn't find Clarks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clarks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clarks, with the one closest to Clarks listed first.
- Concord
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Little Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Little Mountain is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
- Chardon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clarks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clarks is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
- Heisley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heisley is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heisley
- Kirtland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Painesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mentor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Mentor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Mentor is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mentor
- Fairport Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Breakman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Breakman is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakman
- Grand River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lane is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Reynolds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Fowlers Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fowlers Mill is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Mill
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.
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 103 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 18 miles [29 km]<4>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clarks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |