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History · Clarktown

Half of Clarktown’s homes were built after 1970

Most of Clarktown was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1970. Below: maps from 1911 on.

0on the National Register
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What stands out about Clarktown’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Clarktown are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19113 editions of the USGS map, 1911 to 1975. Watch Clarktown change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Clarktown’s history is told.

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On the map

Clarktown on the map, 1911 to 1975

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

Clarktown on the 1911 USGS mapClarktown on the 1961 USGS mapClarktown on the 1975 USGS map1911Sciotoville 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 Clarktown.

The story so far

Clarktown, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Clarktown yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Clarktown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southeastern Jefferson Township, Scioto County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 911.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 958 to 911 (-5%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Clarktown

Nobody well known was born in Clarktown itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Kathleen BattleAmerican opera singer · b. 1948
Ted StricklandAmerican politician · b. 1941
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Stuff SmithAmerican musician · b. 1909
Bill SaliAmerican politician · b. 1954
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Barry SparksAmerican bassist · b. 1968
Mike SchulerAmerican basketball coach · b. 1940
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Harrison Township2 historic placesBMadison TownshipIts storyC

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