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History · Clarksville Township

Clarksville Township’s post office opened in 1869, and 31% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1896 on.

1869first post office
1on the National Register
31%homes built before 1940
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How Clarksville Township began

When was Clarksville Township founded?

1869

The Clarksville Township post office opened in 1869, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 635157 years
Founding year: the first Clarksville Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Clarksville Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Clarksville Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18963 editions of the USGS map, 1896 to 1985. Watch Clarksville Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Clarksville Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Clarksville Township on the map, 1896 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Clarksville Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Clarksville Township on the 1896 USGS mapClarksville Township on the 1958 USGS mapClarksville Township on the 1985 USGS map1896Stromsburg sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Clarksville Township.

The story so far

Clarksville Township, in brief

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

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.

Its first post office opened in 1869. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 664 to 635 (-4%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Clarksville Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Clarksville Township
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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Central TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPrairie Island Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSilver Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEast Newman TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPrairie Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMead TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Clarksville Township’s history

What year was Clarksville Township founded?

The Clarksville Township post office opened in 1869, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.