Clarksville is an unincorporated community in Baltimore Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware, United States located just west of Millville. It is centered, more or less, along Delaware Route 26. Many tourists from the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area pass through the town on their way to and from the Delaware Beaches.[3]
The Blackwater Presbyterian Church and Spring Banke near Clarksville are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
History
Clarksville's population was 16 in 1900,[5] 63 in 1925,[6] and 200 in 1960.[7] Clarksville formerly had a post office with a ZIP code of 19937; however, the post office closed and the ZIP code was discontinued.[8] Clarksville is currently served by the Ocean View post office with a ZIP code of 19970.
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clarksville, Delaware. Retrieved on 17 December 2008.
- ^ "Clarksville DE". ZIP Code Lookup. Retrieved on 17 December 2008.
- ^ "Construction Underway on Three-Year SR 26 Improvements Project". State of Delaware. March 13, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. p. 84.
- ^ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 175.
- ^ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. D. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 88.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
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