Clarkville, Colorado

Clarkville
Felderman Farm in Clarkville
Felderman Farm in Clarkville
Clarkville is located in Colorado
Clarkville
Clarkville
Location within the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 40°23′42″N 102°37′34″W / 40.3950°N 102.6261°W / 40.3950; -102.6261 (Clarkville)
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyYuma
Founded1938
Elevation
4,016 ft (1,224 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID182886[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]

  1. ^ "Clarkville, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 13, 1978. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "Clarkville, Colorado". RoadsideThoughts. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  3. ^ 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.