Clarksville, Hamilton County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Clarksville,
Hamilton County, Indiana
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Clarksville
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hamilton
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Wayne
Coordinates:38.2967°N -85.76°W
Elevation Ft:456
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46060
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-12952[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:432577

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.[2]

History

Clarksville was originally called Nicholsonville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1849 by Abraham Nicholson.[3] Clarksville was incorporated as a town in 1867, however its incorporation was later dissolved.[4]

A post office was established as Nicholsonville in 1850, was renamed Clarksville that same year, and closed in 1902.[5]

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 96. This village supposedly was named for General George Rogers Clark..
  3. Book: A History of the Formation, Settlement and Development of Hamilton County, Indiana: From the Year 1818 to the Close of the Civil War . Shirts, Augustus Finch . 1901 . 220.
  4. Book: History of Hamilton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries And Institutions, Volume 1 . B.F. Bowen & Co. . Haines, John F. . 1915 . 255.
  5. Web site: Hamilton County . Jim Forte Postal History . 17 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141012162043/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Hamilton . 12 October 2014 .