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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Clarksville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Clarksville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Clarksville is located in El Dorado County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of El Dorado County: Alpine, Amador, Placer, Sacramento & Douglas (NV).

Below are the counties that are near Clarksville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clarksville:

  • El Dorado County     (The home county of Clarksville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
    • Mormon Tavern ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mormon Tavern. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Tavern
      • Mormon Tavern is located in El Dorado County
    • Crescent Ridge Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge Village
      • Crescent Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
    • La Cresta Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Cresta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
      • La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Park Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in El Dorado County
    • El Dorado Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Governors Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Governors Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Village
      • Governors Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Oak Ridge Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Village
      • Oak Ridge Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Ridgeview Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Village
      • Ridgeview Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Stonegate Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonegate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
      • Stonegate Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Cameron Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Highland Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Crown Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
      • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Franciscan Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franciscan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
      • Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
    • May ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
      • May is located in Amador County
    • Plymouth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbondale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
    • Drytown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • River Pines
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fiddletown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Amador City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ione
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
      • Ione is located in Amador County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
      • Former names for Ione:
      • Bedbug
      • Freeze Out
      • Hardscrabble
      • Ione City
      • Ione Valley
      • Jone City
      • Jone Valley
      • Rickeyville
      • Woosterville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <3>
    • Sutter Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Martell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Camanche Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camanche Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
      • Camanche Village is located in Amador County
    • Pine Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
    • Big Bar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
      • Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
    • Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oregon Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
      • Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
    • Mokelumne Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Nevada County
    • Lake of the Pines
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake of the Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
      • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
    • Granite Bay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Loomis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocklin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Roseville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Newcastle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Penryn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Auburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ophir
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Placer County
    • Bowman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • North Auburn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
      • North Auburn is located in Placer County
    • Virginiatown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
    • Clipper Gap
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mormon Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
    • Folsom
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
      • Folsom has also been known as:
      • Folsom City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
    • Prairie City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
    • Represa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
    • Natoma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
    • Folsom Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
    • Orangevale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gold River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rancho Murieta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Fair Oaks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Citrus Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sloughhouse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rancho Cordova
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Sutter County
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
    • Broderick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bryte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • West Sacramento
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Clarksburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clarksville, see our County-by-County Page for Clarksville.

Cemeteries Near Clarksville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarksville.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clarksville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.

  • Clarksville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarksville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarksville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Skinners.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641664 <4>
  • Mormon Island Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mormon Island Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mormon Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bryant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Folsom Prison Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Folsom Prison Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Folsom Prison Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Folsom Prison Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Folsom.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193831 <4>
  • Jayhawk Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jayhawk Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jayhawk Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Jayhawk
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8083 <4>
  • Lakeside Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Memorial Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chinese Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinese Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Michigan Bar Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Michigan Bar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Michigan Bar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Vernon Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mathew Kilgore Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathew Kilgore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathew Kilgore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (77 more) ...
    • James Marshall Gravesite
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Marshall Gravesite
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Marshall Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Uniontown Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Uniontown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Uniontown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pilot Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilot Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilot Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Clarksville had a population of 99 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.

  • White Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • White Rock is located in Sacramento County
  • Folsom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
    • Folsom has also been known as:
    • Folsom City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
  • Shingle Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Natoma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
    • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
  • Latrobe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latrobe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
    • Latrobe is located in El Dorado County
  • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salmon Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
    • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
  • Alder Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Creek
    • Alder Creek is located in Sacramento County
  • Orangevale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Salsbury ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury
    • Salsbury is located in Sacramento County
  • Michigan Bar ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bar
    • Michigan Bar is located in Sacramento County
  • El Dorado
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Nashville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Nashville is located in El Dorado County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Lotus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pilot Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Forest Home ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
      • Forest Home is located in Amador County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clarksville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarksville.

Newspapers Published in Clarksville ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarksville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clarksville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clarksville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Clarksville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clarksville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clarksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clarksville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clarksville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6549, Longitude: -121.0524       In this case, the coordinates for Clarksville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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