Clarkville | |
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 Felderman Farm in Clarkville | |
  Clarkville Location within the state of Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 40°23′42″N 102°37′34″W / 40.3950°N 102.6261°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Yuma |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Elevation | 4,016 ft (1,224 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 182886 [1] |
Clarkville is a ghost town located in northern Yuma County, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1933, the townsite is located at an intersection where Colorado State Highway 59 curves from East-West to North-South. [2] The Clarkville post office operated from May 18, 1938, until April 30, 1954. [3]
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. [4]
The town was photographed by Robert Adams in 1972, and some of the work is displayed by the Yale University Art Gallery. [5]
See also
- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
References
- ^ "Clarkville, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 13, 1978. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ "Clarkville, Colorado". RoadsideThoughts. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jessen, Kenneth (January 9, 2014). "Schoolhouse moved to Clarksville in 1940". Loveland Reporter-Herald. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ Adams, Robert (1980). "Clarkville, Colorado". Yale University Art Gallery. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
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