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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 was located on the Gulf Coast.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Clarksville is near sea level<3>.

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

The Area Code where Clarksville was located: 956

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)
  • Laguna Vista
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • South Padre Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bayview
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Laguna Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Laguna Heights is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Heights
  • South Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • South Point is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
    • South Point has also been known as:
    • South Point Colonia
  • Reid Hope King
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Reid Hope King is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Hope King
    • Reid Hope King has also been known as:
    • Reid Hope King Colonia
  • Villa Pancho
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Villa Pancho is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Pancho
    • Villa Pancho has also been known as:
    • Villa Pancho Colonia
  • Del Mar Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Del Mar Heights is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Mar Heights
    • Del Mar Heights has also been known as:
    • Del Mar Heights Colonia
  • Chula Vista - Orason
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Chula Vista - Orason is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula Vista - Orason

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.

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 Texas' counties, including Cameron, 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.