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Clarksville City is a city in Gregg and Upshur counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 780 at the 2020 census.

Clarksville City city overview:
Name:Clarksville City city
LSAD Code:25
LSAD Description:city (suffix)
State:Texas
County:Gregg County, Upshur County
Elevation:361 ft (110 m)
Total Area:6.53 sq mi (16.92 km²)
Land Area:6.37 sq mi (16.50 km²)
Water Area:0.16 sq mi (0.41 km²)
Total Population:780
Population Density:120/sq mi (46/km²)
ZIP code:75693
Area code:903
FIPS code:4815172
GNISfeature ID:1332901

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History

The first settlers arrived in the area before 1845. There was a stagecoach stop at the home of William W. Walters, which was later owned and operated by Warren P. Victory. Though first known as “Gilead”, the post office was named “Point Pleasant” in 1852. It closed in 1867. The community withered when the railroad bypassed it in 1873 and Gladewater was established. With the advent of the East Texas Oil Field in 1930, so many homes, businesses, and oil-company camps and offices sprang up along the highway that it was called the Main Street of Texas, and street numbers were designated from Longview to Gladewater. The area around George W. Clark’s home on the site of the old stagecoach stop became known as “Clarksville”.

After extensive paving projects and other civic improvements in the 1940s and the construction of Lake Gladewater in 1952, the nearby city of Gladewater had a high tax rate and was extending its boundaries. Industrialists in the area to the east became alarmed at the prospect of being taken into Gladewater and taxed more. A movement to incorporate, spearheaded by several oil companies and the L. W. Pelphrey Company, a general contractor specializing in oilfield construction, culminated in a vote to establish Clarksville City on September 14, 1956. Pelphrey was elected mayor and served until his death in August 1961. The bypassed portion of Old Highway 80 is named Pelphrey Drive in his honor.

The population dwindled as drilling reached the state allowable and producing wells became automated. Cities Service Oil Company closed its office and camp in the early 1960s, and Sun Oil Company soon followed. After a population low of 359 in the 1960s, growth was steady. In 1990 Clarksville City had 720 residents and twenty businesses. In 2000 the population was 806. The town has an elected mayor and council with a city manager form of government. The city hall was built in 1962 and doubled in size in 1991. A Texas historical marker for the old community of Point Pleasant is at the city hall.

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Geography

Clarksville City is located in northwestern Gregg County at 32°31′44″N 94°53′40″W / 32.52889°N 94.89444°W / 32.52889; -94.89444 (32.528866, –94.894344), along U.S. Route 80, 10 miles (16 km) west of Longview and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Gladewater. The city is bordered by Gladewater to the west, Warren City to the northwest, and White Oak to the east. Lake Deverina on Campbell Creek is in the southern part of Clarksville City.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.5 square miles (16.8 km), of which 6.3 square miles (16.4 km) are land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km), or 2.49%, are water.

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Map of Gregg County, Texas
Gregg County is a county located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 124,239. Its county seat is Longview. The county is named after John Gregg, a Confederate general killed in action during the American Civil War. Gregg County is part of the Longview, ... Read more
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Map of Upshur County, Texas
Upshur County is a county located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,892. The county seat is Gilmer. The county is named for Abel P. Upshur, who was U.S. Secretary of State during President John Tyler’s administration. Upshur County is part of the ... Read more
Map of Upshur County, Texas

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