Clarksville is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Baltimore Hundred, Sussex County,

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, United States located just west of Millville. It is centered, more or less, along

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. Many tourists from the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area pass through the town on their way to and from the

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. The Blackwater Presbyterian Church and Spring Banke near Clarksville are listed on the

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History

Clarksville's population was 16 in 1900, 63 in 1925, and 200 in 1960. Clarksville formerly had a

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with a ZIP code of 19937; however, the post office closed and the ZIP code was discontinued. Clarksville is currently served by the Ocean View post office with a ZIP code of 19970.

References

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