Welcome to Clarkson ...

Clarkson is located in Culpeper 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 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Clarkson lies within the (540) area code.

Websites for Clarkson ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.culpepervachamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Clarkson, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Clarkson ...

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, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Clarkson ...

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

• Culpeper
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
  • Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culpeper <4>
• Orange
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
• Remington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
  • Remington is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <4>
• Madison
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Washington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Rappahannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Norman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Norman is located in Culpeper County
• Tryme
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
  • Tryme is located in Madison County
• Griffinsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
  • Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
• Slate Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
  • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
• Eggbornsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eggbornsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
  • Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County

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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages 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.

Adding Clarkson to Our Gazetteer ...

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>

From that list, the Clarkson post office opened in 1889.

We also found Clarkson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarkson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clarkson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Culpeper County: www.culpepercounty.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/