Clarkson, Ohio

Clarkson is an unincorporated community in southwestern Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States, clustered around the intersection of Clarkson and Sprucevale roads.

Clarkson, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Clarkson, looking south towards Clarkson Presbyterian Church
Clarkson Clarkson, Ohio - location within Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°44′50″N 80°36′47″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Columbiana
Township	Middleton
Elevation [1]	1,181 ft (360 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44455
Area code(s)	330, 234
GNIS Feature ID	1056809[1]

Geography

Clarkson is located at 40°44′50″N 80°36′47″W (40.7470065, -80.6134048).[1] The majority of residences are clustered at the intersection of Clarkson and Sprucevale Roads (County Highways 426 and 428).

History

Clarkson was platted in February 1816[2] by Robert Hanna,[3] who moved there in a conestoga wagon with his wife. It was surveyed by William Heald. Hanna built and resided in a log tavern at the intersection of two roads. This building was later known as the Edward McGinnis tavern.[4][5][6]

In 1817, James Monroe, while President of the United States, visited his cousin, Catherine Hanna, in Clarkson.[6]

A post office was established in Clarkson in 1833 and remained until 1935.[7]

An early settler and businessman was Milo Warrick who, in 1840, was a cabinet maker and undertaker in Clarkson. His son, Clement Vlandingham Warrick, opened a general store in Clarkson in 1885. He established the first Standard Oil dealership in Ohio, holding vendor's license Number 1.[4][8]

Pretty Boy Floyd, bank robber, was shot and killed by FBI agents in a corn field near Clarkson in 1934.[9][10]

Local attractions

Gaston's Mill, named for Clarkson resident Philander Gaston, lies within Beaver Creek State Park. The mill was built in 1837 and has been restored.[11]

Notable people

• Clement Vlandingham Warrick - First standard oil dealer in Ohio.
• Almira Park - the mother of Hannah Milhous Nixon and maternal grandmother of President Richard Nixon.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clarkson
2. McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 303.
3. Mack, Horace (1879). History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Unigraphic. p. 198.
4. Gaston, Philander. Pioneer days of the little rural center of Clarkson [Columbiana County, Ohio, 1816-1873];portrayed by Philander Gaston (one of the oldest residents).
5. Croly, Herbert David (1912). Marcus Alonzo Hanna: his life and work. The Macmillan Company. p. 3.
6. Rice, Charles Elmer (1905). A history of the Hanna family: Being a genealogy of the descendants of Thomas Hanna and Elizabeth (Henderson) Hanna, who emigrated to America in 1763 (Google eBook). A. Pim & son.
7. "Clarkson Post Office (historical)". Geographic Name Information System (GNIS). USGS. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
8. "89-Year Old Storekeeper Sets a Mark". Youngstown (Ohio) Vindicator. February 21, 1953.
9. "Kansas City Massacre—Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd". Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Government. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
10. Burrough, Bryan (2009). Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-311586-1.
11. "Beaver Creek State Park". Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 February 2011.