Clarkson, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Clarkson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42726. The Survey maps it on the Clarkson quadrangle. 933 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 728 feet above sea level.
On record in Clarkson
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Grayson Springslisted 1978
Population over time
2 figuresClarkson grew from 875 to 933 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 875 | |
| 2020 | 933 | +58 (+7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1925 USGS Cub Run quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Clarkson quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Clarkson quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Beaver Dam quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
16 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Clarkson between 2000 and 2018, burning about 118 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 April 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TIMBERLAND FIRE |
| 18 April 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | GRAYSON SPRINGS |
| 5 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BLOCK CITY |
| 27 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ROCKCREEK |
| 24 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | OAK GRAVE |
| 20 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Clarkson: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragland Mine & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
22 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clarkson in 22 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 3 heavy rain, 3 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Hail | Clarkson | - | Golf ball sized hail was observed near Clarkson. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarkson | - | A 20x50 foot pole barn was destroyed by strong winds a mile north of Clarkson. |
| March 2020 | Flash Flood | Clarkson | - | Millerstown Road in Clarkson was closed due to high water. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Clarkson | - | There was water flowing over Millerstown Road and Highway 224 near Clarkson, Kentucky. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarkson | - | The media reported on tree and power pole damage near Highway 920 and Highway 62. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Clarkson | - | One inch hail was reported by the media. |
| April 2016 | Flood | Clarkson | - | A trained spotter reported 2 to 4 inches of water flowing over portions of highway 224. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarkson | - | A Kentucky state official reported to the NWS of several trees down on Clifty Avenue in Clarkson. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Clarkson | - | A Facebook image showed quarter sized hail that fell in Clarkson. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarkson | - | Several trees were blown down in the Leitchfield and Clarkson areas of Grayson county. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarkson | - | A trained spotter reported a gust of 60 mph. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarkson | - | A barn roof was partially removed along US 62. |
| June 2009 | Heavy Rain | Clarkson | - | Heavy rain of 2.50 inches over a couple of hours caused some minor flooding in Clarkson. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarkson | - | Thunderstorm winds downed large tree limbs. |
| January 2008 | Flash Flood | Clarkson | - | Six inches of water covered some roadways. Some yards were under water. |
| August 2003 | Heavy Rain | Clarkson | - | Highway 224 was flooded in spots in eastern Grayson County. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Clarkson | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Clarkson | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Clarkson | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Heavy Rain | Clarkson | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarkson | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarkson | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Clifty | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Grayson Springs | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Fragrant | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Leitchfield | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Paul | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Skaggstown | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Tar Hill | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Big Clifty | 5.0 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Clarkson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2108003 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 489558. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






