Clarksville | |
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  Clarksville Location of Clarksville in Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 31°3′6.8″N 91°33′15.5″W / 31.051889°N 91.554306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Wilkinson |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Clarksville is a ghost town in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States.
Located directly on the Mississippi River approximately 2.25 mi (3.62 km) south of Fort Adams, Clarksville was one of the earliest non-Native settlements in Mississippi, and was considered a place of great promise.
Clark Creek joined the Mississippi River at Clarksville, and the settlement was located on the south bank of the creek. Approximately 3.5 mi (5.6 km) south of Clarksville is the historically-significant 31st parallel north, which now forms the border between Mississippi and Louisiana, and approximately 5 mi (8.0 km) south of Clarksville is the current location of the Louisiana State Penitentiary.[1][2]
- ^ Jones, Dennis; Mossa, Joann; Smith, F. Todd (August 1993). "Cultural Resources Survey of Fort Adams Reach Revetment, Mile 312.2 to 306.0-L, Mississippi River, Wilkinson County, Mississippi" (PDF). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2014.
- ^ "Clark Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.