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Welcome to Clarks ...

The village of Clarks is located in Merrick County<1>.


The location of Clarks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clarks has a population of 347 people<3> (see below for details).

Clarks is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Clarks is within the (308) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clarks had an population of 347 people. This is a decrease of 5.96% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clarks had a population of 369 people. This makes Clarks the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Clarks represents 0.02% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 234th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 369 people, the population of Clarks increased 2.22% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 361 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Clarks.

Communities Also Named Clarks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Clarks - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana (3), Louisiana, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nevada (3), Ohio (4), Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Clarks ...

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

  • Central City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fullerton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stromsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Genoa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Osceola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Silver Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Marquette
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Benedict
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hordville
    (9 miles [14.5 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 Clarks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clarks.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarks. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Clarks.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarks ...

Looking for more information about Clarks? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Clarks, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clarks.

Adding Clarks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarks 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 Clarks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Clarks post office opened in 1881.

We also found Clarks on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarks.

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

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Merrick, 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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Clarks.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clarks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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