Welcome to Clarkson ...

Clarkson is located in Columbiana County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarkson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

Clarkson is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Clarkson: (330) & (234)<4>

Communities Also Named Clarkson ...

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

Beyond Ohio, there are 22 communities that are also named Clarkson - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Clarkson ...

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

• Salem
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• East Liverpool
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liverpool
  • East Liverpool is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Liverpool <5>
• Beaver Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
  • Beaver Falls is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Falls <5>
• Ellwood City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellwood City
  • Ellwood City is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellwood City <5>
• Columbiana
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana
  • Columbiana is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbiana <5>
• New Brighton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
  • New Brighton is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Brighton <5>
• Monaca
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaca
  • Monaca is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monaca <5>
• Toronto
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
  • Toronto is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <5>
• East Palestine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palestine
  • East Palestine is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Palestine <5>
• Beaver
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Beaver is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <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 Clarkson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clarkson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarkson ...

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

Adding Clarkson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarkson 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 Clarkson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Clarkson post office opened in 1833.

We also found Clarkson in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarkson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbiana County: www.columbianacounty.org/

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