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Clarkville

Ghost town · Yuma County, Colorado

Clarkville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Clarkville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Clarkville is a ghost town in Yuma County, Colorado. It is the only former community in Yuma County recorded on the federal names register, out of 185 across Colorado.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Clarkville as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.3950° N, 102.6261° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townHaxtun, CO
Distance to it17.1 miles
Coordinates40.39500, -102.62611

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What's there now

Clarkville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Haxtun, CO (population 957), about 17.1 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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