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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Clarksville is 4,780 feet [1,457 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Clarksville is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Clarksville was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Clarksville was located: 775

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), Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, 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.

  • Lovelock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Colado ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Colado is located in Pershing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colado
  • Torreytown ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Torreytown is located in Pershing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreytown
  • Zola ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Zola is located in Pershing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zola
  • Granite Point ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Granite Point is located in Pershing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Point
  • Tunnel Camp ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tunnel Camp is located in Pershing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Camp
  • Seven Troughs ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Seven Troughs is located in Pershing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Troughs
  • Toulon ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Toulon is located in Pershing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
  • Unionville ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Unionville is located in Pershing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Humboldt City ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Humboldt City is located in Pershing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt City

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Pershing, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clarksville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.