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History · Clark Mills

Clark Mills’ post office opened in 1854, and 14% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1895 on.

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How Clark Mills began

When was Clark Mills founded?

1854

The Clark Mills post office opened in 1854, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 2,049172 years
Founding year: the first Clark Mills post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Clark Mills’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story

How Clark Mills came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Clark Mills.

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The hamlet of Clark Mills, part of modern-day Town of Kirkland, is named for the Clark Mills Company, a textile mill on Oriskany Creek, and its founders: Ralph, Ammi, and Eneas Clark. The family business was established around 1845 and flourished for several years. In 1891 the company name changed to the Hind & Harrison Plush Co. and remained in operation until its closure in 1949.

St. Mark's Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

On June 22, 2025, the hamlet was struck by a deadly high-end EF1 tornado. It downed dozens of trees, including some that fell on and heavily damaged homes. Three people were killed, which made this the second deadliest tornado in the state's history.

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On the map

Clark Mills on the map, 1895 to 1947

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Clark Mills. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Clark Mills on the 1895 USGS mapClark Mills on the 1947 USGS map1895Oriskany sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Clark Mills.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Clark Mills

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

WestmorelandIts storyB−Whitestown2 historic placesA

Questions about Clark Mills’ history

What year was Clark Mills founded?

The Clark Mills post office opened in 1854, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.