Clarksville, Hamilton County, Indiana
Clarksville, Hamilton County, Indiana | |
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  Clarksville | |
| Coordinates: 40°01′56″N 85°54′45″W / 40.03222°N 85.91250°WCoordinates: 40°01′56″N 85°54′45″W / 40.03222°N 85.91250°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] |
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]
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 / 40.03222°N 85.91250°W.
References[]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Clarksville, Hamilton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Haines, John F. (1915). History of Hamilton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries And Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Co. p. 255.
- ^ "Hamilton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
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