Clarkville, Colorado

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Clarkville, Colorado
Unincorporated community
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Felderman Farm in Clarkville (1992)
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Clarkville
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Clarkville
Coordinates: 40°23′41.95″N102°37′33.72″W / 40.3949861°N 102.6260333°W / 40.3949861; -102.6260333 [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Yuma
Founded1938
Elevation
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4,016 ft (1,224 m)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Area code 970
FIPS code 08-14855 [1]
GNIS ID 182886 [1]

Clarkville is an unincorporated community in northern Yuma County, Colorado, United States. [1] It is located at an intersection where Colorado State Highway 59 curves from East-West to North-South. [2]

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History

The town was first populated in 1933, and several of its structures were moved to the town over the years, including at least two homes and the schoolhouse, the latter of which arrived from nearby Haxtun in 1940. The town derived its name from businessman Ted Clark and his family in the area, and the community was named after a post office opened there 1938. The town was depopulated after its sale in 1947. [3]

The Clarkville post office operated from May 18, 1938, until April 30, 1954. [4]

The town was photographed by Robert Adams in 1972, and some of the work is displayed by the Yale University Art Gallery. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Clarkville, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ "Clarkville, Colorado". RoadsideThoughts. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  3. ↑ Jessen, Kenneth (January 9, 2014). "Schoolhouse moved to Clarksville in 1940". Loveland Reporter-Herald. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN   0-918654-42-4.
  5. ↑ Adams, Robert (1980). "Clarkville, Colorado". Yale University Art Gallery. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
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