Welcome to Clarksville ...

The city of Clarksville is located in Butler County<1>.

The location of Clarksville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarksville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clarksville has a population of 1,344 people<3> (see below for details).

Clarksville is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Clarksville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Clarksville is within the boundaries of the (319) area code.

The ZIP code for Clarksville: 50619<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clarksville had an population of 1,344 people. This is a decrease of 6.6% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clarksville had a population of 1,439 people (which is 9.65% of the total population of Butler County). This makes Clarksville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Clarksville represents 0.05% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 214th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,439 people, the population of Clarksville has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,441 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Clarksville.

Communities Also Named Clarksville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), 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, Texas (2) 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.

• Waverly
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <6>
• Charles City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles City
  • Charles City is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles City <6>
• Parkersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <6>
• Denver
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Denver is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <6>
• Nashua
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <6>
• Shell Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Rock
  • Shell Rock is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Rock <6>
• Greene
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
  • Greene is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <6>
• Aplington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aplington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplington
  • Aplington is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aplington <6>
• Janesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
  • Janesville is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <6>
• Allison
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Allison is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allison <6>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarksville ...

Looking for more information about Clarksville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Clarksville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clarksville.

Adding Clarksville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarksville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Clarksville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Clarksville post office opened in 1861.

We also found Clarksville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarksville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Butler County: www.butlercoiowa.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/