Welcome to Clarkson ...
Clarkson is located Clarkson is located in Milam County<1>. The location of Clarkson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarkson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889. Clarkson is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Clarkson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clarkson. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clarkson. 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. 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. We originally found mention of Clarkson 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 Clarkson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Clarkson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarkson.
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarkson ...
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From that list, the Clarkson post office opened in 1889.Off-the-Road Links ...
Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Milam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> 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. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clarkson - 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> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/