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Welcome to Clarks Heights ...

Clarks Heights is located in Pottawatomie County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Clarks Heights: Clarks Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Clarks Heights for more information about variations on the name of Clarks Heights.

Clarks Heights is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Clarks Heights lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Clarks Heights: 405 & 572<3>

Communities near Clarks Heights ...

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

  • Shawnee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <4>
  • Choctaw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tecumseh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • McLoud
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • McLoud is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLoud
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLoud <4>
  • Bethel Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
  • Nicoma Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Prague
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Pink
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
  • Meeker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarks Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Pottawatomie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clarks Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 405 code has been Overlayed with the 572 area code. New phone numbers in the Clarks Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 405 or 572. As a result, placing a call in the Clarks Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.