Clarksville, Hamilton County, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Clarksville,
Hamilton County, Indiana

Unincorporated community

Clarksville

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Coordinates: 40°1′56″N 85°54′45″W﻿ / ﻿40.03222°N 85.91250°W﻿ / 40.03222; -85.91250
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| Hamilton
Township| Wayne
Established| 1849
Elevation

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| 139 m (456 ft)
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]

## History

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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]

## References

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1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clarksville, Hamilton County, Indiana
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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 October 12, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.

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Municipalities and communities of Hamilton County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Noblesville

Cities|

* Carmel
* Fishers
* Noblesville
* Westfield

Map of Indiana highlighting Hamilton County

Towns|

* Arcadia
* Atlanta
* Cicero
* Sheridan

Townships|

* Adams
* Clay
* Delaware
* Fall Creek
* Jackson
* Noblesville
* Westfield Washington
* Wayne
* White River

CDPs|

* Boxley
* Hortonville
* Riverwood

Other
communities|

* Aroma
* Bakers Corner
* Clare
* Clarksville
* Deming
* Durbin
* Eagletown
* Ekin‡
* Home Place
* Lamong
* Millersburg
* New Britton
* Omega
* Strawtown
* Walnut Grove

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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