Welcome to Clarion ...

So far, we found very little information about Clarion. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Clarion to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Clarion, please Contact Us.

Clarion would have been located within present day Sanpete County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Time Zone: The area where Clarion was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Clarion was located: 435

Communities Also Named Clarion ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Clarion - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Clarion ...

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

• Manti
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manti
  • Manti is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
  • Former name for Manti:
  • Copenhagen
  • Manti has also been known as:
  • Manti City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manti <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Manti
  • From Clarion to Manti
• Gunnison
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
  • Gunnison is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,675 people
  • Former name for Gunnison:
  • Hog Wallow
  • Gunnison has also been known as:
  • Gunnison City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gunnison <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gunnison
  • From Clarion to Gunnison
• Salina
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
  • Salina is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salina <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Salina
  • From Clarion to Salina
• Centerfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
  • Centerfield is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerfield <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Centerfield
  • From Clarion to Centerfield
• Aurora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Aurora
  • From Clarion to Aurora
• Redmond
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redmond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond
  • Redmond is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <3>
• Mayfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Former names for Mayfield:
  • Cobblehaven
  • Frog Hollow
  • New London
  • Order
  • Skinny
  • Skunk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <3>
• Scipio
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
  • Scipio is located in Millard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scipio <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Scipio
  • From Clarion to Scipio
• Sterling
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Former names for Sterling:
  • Buncetown
  • Bunceville
  • Leesburg
  • Pettytown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sterling
  • From Clarion to Sterling
• Fayette
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fayette
  • From Clarion to Fayette

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

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

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

Adding Clarion to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Clarion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Clarion post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarion.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/