| Clarkville, Colorado | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Colorado#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Clarkville |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Coordinates: | 40.395°N -102.626°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Colorado |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Yuma |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1938 |
| Established Title1: | Platted |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Elevation Ft: | 4016 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | MST |
| Utc Offset1: | −7 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | −6 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 182886 |
Clarkville is an unincorporated community in northern Yuma County, Colorado, United States. It is located at an intersection where Colorado State Highway 59 curves from East-West to North-South.[1]
The town was first populated in 1933, and several of its structures were moved to the town over the years, including at least two homes and the schoolhouse, the latter of which arrived from nearby Haxtun in 1940. The town derived its name from businessman Ted Clark and his family in the area, and the community was named after a post office opened there 1938. The town was depopulated after its sale in 1947.[2]
The Clarkville post office operated from May 18, 1938, until April 30, 1954.[3]
The town was photographed by Robert Adams in 1972, and some of the work is displayed by the Yale University Art Gallery.[4]