Clarksville, Hamilton County, Indiana

Clarksville is an unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. It was likely named in honor of George Rogers Clark, an officer in the American Revolutionary War.[3]

Clarksville, Hamilton County, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°01′56″N 85°54′45″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Hamilton
Township	Wayne
Elevation	837 ft (255 m)
ZIP code	46060
FIPS code	18-12952[1]
GNIS feature ID	432577[2]

History

Clarksville was originally called Nicholsonville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1849 by Abraham Nicholson.[4] Clarksville was incorporated as a town in 1867, however its incorporation was later dissolved.[5]

A post office was established as Nicholsonville in 1850, was renamed Clarksville that same year, and closed in 1902.[6]

Geography

Clarksville is located at 40°01′56″N 85°54′45″W.

References

1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "Clarksville, Hamilton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village supposedly was named for General George Rogers Clark.
4. Shirts, Augustus Finch (1901). A History of the Formation, Settlement and Development of Hamilton County, Indiana: From the Year 1818 to the Close of the Civil War. pp. 220.
5. Haines, John F. (1915). History of Hamilton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries And Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Co. p. 255.
6. "Hamilton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.