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Welcome to Clarkstown ...

Clarkstown is located in Lycoming County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarkstown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Clarkstown is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Clarkstown: 570 & 272<3>

Communities Also Named Clarkstown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Clarkstown - they are located in New Jersey, Ontario and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Clarkstown ...

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

  • Williamsport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bloomsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Milton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Milton is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
  • South Williamsport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lewisburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Danville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Montoursville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Muncy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy <4>
  • Watsontown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarkstown ...

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

Adding Clarkstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarkstown 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 (so far) for Clarkstown was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarkstown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lycoming, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clarkstown - 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 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Clarkstown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Clarkstown 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.