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History · Clarksville

Clarksville’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Clarksville Township is one of eleven townships in Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 643 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 640. The Village of Clarks lies within the Township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 664 to 635 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 1970.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Clarksville yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Clarksville, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Clarksville is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Clarksville has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Clarksville Township Carnegie Library in Clarks, 2.6 miles away.

Clarksville and the nearest listed places

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Clarksville Township Carnegie LibraryEvangelical United Brethren ChurchMerrill, Moses, Baptist CampHeber Hord HouseRiverside Park Dance PavillionPatterson Law Office

Closest to Clarksville

Clarksville Township Carnegie LibraryClarks · Building2.6miEvangelical United Brethren ChurchFullerton · Built 19009.6miMerrill, Moses, Baptist CampFullerton · District11miHeber Hord HouseCentral City · Classic Box · Built 190611.6miRiverside Park Dance PavillionPrairie Island · Built 194012mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Clarksville Township Carnegie Library’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Clarksville?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Clarksville’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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📜 Clarks📜 East Newman📜 Central📜 Mead
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