Welcome to Clarks ...

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.

Clarks would have been located within present day Lake County<2>.

The location of Clarks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Clarks is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Clarks was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Clarks still existed, it would have been in the (440) area code.

Communities Also Named Clarks ...

While we believe that this Clarks is located in Lake County, we know of another 3 Ohio communities named Clarks. Those communities are located in the following counties: Coshocton, Darke and Geauga County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 18 communities that are also named Clarks - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana (3), Louisiana, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada (3), Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Clarks ...

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

• Mentor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
  • Mentor is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentor <5>
• Euclid
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Euclid is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Euclid <5>
• Cleveland Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Heights
  • Cleveland Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland Heights <5>
• Shaker Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Heights
  • Shaker Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shaker Heights <5>
• Willoughby
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
  • Willoughby is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willoughby <5>
• South Euclid
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Euclid have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Euclid
  • South Euclid is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Euclid <5>
• Painesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painesville
  • Painesville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painesville <5>
• Mayfield Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Heights
  • Mayfield Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield Heights <5>
• Eastlake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastlake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
  • Eastlake is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastlake <5>
• East Cleveland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
  • East Cleveland is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Cleveland <5>

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

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

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

Adding Clarks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarks 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 Clarks was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyohio.org/

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