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Clarks

Ghost town · Lake County, Ohio

Chardon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500)
Chardon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Clarks is a ghost town in Lake County, Ohio. It is one of 6 former communities in Lake County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 51st among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Clarks as a historical populated place on the Painesville topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.6500° N, 81.2415° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePainesville
Elevation992 ft
Nearest living townKirtland Hills, OH
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1067429
Coordinates41.65005, -81.24149

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What's there now

Clarks is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kirtland Hills, OH (population 614), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 992 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Clarks?

Clarks is in Lake County, Ohio, at 41.6500, -81.2415.

How many ghost towns are in Lake County?

Lake County, Ohio has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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