Welcome to Clarksville ...

So far, we found very little information about Clarksville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Clarksville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Clarksville, please Contact Us.

Clarksville was located on the Gulf Coast.

Clarksville would have been located within present day Cameron County<2>.

The location of Clarksville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Clarksville is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Clarksville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Clarksville still existed, it would have been in the (956) area code.

Communities Also Named Clarksville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Clarksville: This one is located in Cameron County and the other is located in Red River County.

Beyond Texas, there are 43 communities that are also named Clarksville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clarksville.

Communities near Clarksville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clarksville.

• Port Isabel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Isabel
  • Port Isabel is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Isabel <5>
• Laguna Vista
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laguna Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Vista
  • Laguna Vista is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laguna Vista <5>
• South Padre Island
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Padre Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Padre Island
  • South Padre Island is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Padre Island <5>
• Bayview
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
  • Bayview is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayview <5>
• Laguna Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laguna Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Heights
  • Laguna Heights is located in Cameron County
• South Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
  • South Point is located in Cameron County
  • South Point has also been known as:
  • South Point Colonia
• Reid Hope King
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reid Hope King have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Hope King
  • Reid Hope King is located in Cameron County
  • Reid Hope King has also been known as:
  • Reid Hope King Colonia
• Villa Pancho
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Pancho have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Pancho
  • Villa Pancho is located in Cameron County
  • Villa Pancho has also been known as:
  • Villa Pancho Colonia
• Del Mar Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Del Mar Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Mar Heights
  • Del Mar Heights is located in Cameron County
  • Del Mar Heights has also been known as:
  • Del Mar Heights Colonia
• Chula Vista - Orason
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula Vista - Orason
  • Chula Vista - Orason is located in Cameron County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Clarksville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clarksville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clarksville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarksville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarksville. See our Newspapers Page for Clarksville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cameron County: www.co.cameron.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/