Clarksville, Hamilton County, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 38°17′48″N 85°45′36″W / 38.29667°N 85.76000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Hamilton |
Township | Wayne |
Elevation | 456 ft (139 m) |
ZIP code | 46060 |
FIPS code | 18-12952[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 432577[1] |
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 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]
This village supposedly was named for General George Rogers Clark.