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Ghost town · Cameron County, Texas
Clarksville is a ghost town in Cameron County, Texas. It is the only former community in Cameron County recorded on the federal names register, out of 445 across Texas.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Clarksville as a historical populated place on the Mouth of Rio Grande topographic quadrangle: 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 25.9576° N, 97.1527° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Mouth of Rio Grande |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2 ft |
| Nearest living town | Port Isabel, TX |
| Distance to it | 9.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2034445 |
| Coordinates | 25.95758, -97.15275 |
What's there now
Clarksville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Port Isabel, TX (population 5,098), about 9.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Point Isabel Lighthouselighthouse · Cameron County · 9 mi
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.