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Welcome to Clarktown ...

Clarktown is located in White County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarktown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Clarktown had a population of 132,929 people.<2> (see below for details).

Clarktown is 1,790 feet [546 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Clarktown (for example, toward Lakemont Heights), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Clarktown: 931

Communities Also Named Clarktown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Clarktown - they are located in Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Clarktown ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarktown ...

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

Adding Clarktown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarktown 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 Clarktown was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarktown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including White, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Clarktown.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clarktown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.