38°39′18″N 121°03′09″W / 38.65500°N 121.05250°W / 38.65500; -121.05250

Clarksville
Unincorporated community
Clarksville is located in California
Clarksville
Clarksville
Location in California
Clarksville is located in the United States
Clarksville
Clarksville
Clarksville (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°39′18″N 121°03′09″W / 38.65500°N 121.05250°W / 38.65500; -121.05250
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyEl Dorado County
Elevation
[1]
676 ft (206 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total9

Clarksville (Tong Ranch) is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.[1] It is located 14 miles (23 km) west-southwest of Placerville,[2] at an elevation of 676 feet (206 m).[1]

Clarksville was established during the California gold rush and at one point had over a thousand residents and several businesses. By 1931 only twenty residents remained.[3] Little remains today, but the Clarksville Heritage Society preserves the town's history.[4]

A post office operated at Clarksville from 1855 to 1924 and from 1927 to 1934.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clarksville, California
  2. 1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ↑ Belcher, Harry W. (January 25, 1931). ""Wimmen got the vote, run out saloons, and ruint everything," sighs aged Clarksville gold miner". The Sacramento Union. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ Burkett, Joanne (April 15, 1998). "Clarksville Heritage Society offers invitation to annual potluck". The Folsom Telegraph. Folsom, CA. Retrieved December 25, 2023.


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