Clarkton is a town in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States.

[4] The Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church, John Hector Clark House, and Clarkton Depot are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[5] Clarkton was once home to former Lieutenant Governor James C. "Jimmy" Green.

Clarkton is located at the crossroads of North Carolina Highway 211 and U.S. Route 701, 11 miles (18 km) south of Elizabethtown and the Cape Fear River.

The closest town to Clarkton is Bladenboro, 8 miles (13 km) to the west on NC 211.