Abandoned Record
About Clarkville
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.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Clarkville, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Clarkville is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Clarkville
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1954 Sterling sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Sterling sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1971 Clarkville NE sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Clarkville sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Wray sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Clarkville
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Colorado index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Clarkville, Colorado": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q96375097.
- USGS GNIS 182886.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).