Clarksville, Oklahoma
Clarksville was a town in southern Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located three miles south of Porter on N. 4210 Road.
Geography
The town was located by the Arkansas River about 14 to 16 miles southwest of Wagoner, Oklahoma,[1][2][3] and 2.5 miles south of Porter, Oklahoma.[4] An agricultural region, a 1900 article reported that 5,000 acres of cotton were grown in the area of Clarksville.[1]
History and community
In July 1900, the Methodist pastor was Reverend Cox and the Baptist pastor was Reverend Paxton.[1] By December 1900, the town was constructing a Baptist church.[2]
In 1908, the Wagoner Weekly Savings reported that neighboring community Coweta claimed the community.[5]
The town had a newspaper, the Clarksville Echo.[6][7]
Demographics
A 1900 news report on the founding of the town indicated that the population was less than 200.[1] The 1907 special census of Oklahoma Territory reported that Clarksville had a population of 334.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d "Thriving Clarksville". Wagoner County Record. July 19, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ a b "Hustling Clarksville". Wagoner County Record. December 20, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ "A Few of Wagoner's Wonderful Resources". Wagoner County Record. March 21, 1901. p. 6. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ "Trip of Our Manager". The Wagoner Echo. October 22, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ "Meeting at Clarksville". Wagoner Weekly Savings. April 9, 1908. p. 7. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ Foreman, Carolyn Thomas (May 15, 1936). Oklahoma Imprints, 1835-1907; A History of Printing in Oklahoma Before Statehood. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 177.
- ^ "The Clarksville Echo (Clarksville, Indian Terr. [Okla.]) 190?-19??". The Gateway to Oklahoma History. November 21, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ "Wagoner County, 19,959". Wagoner Weekly Savings. September 5, 1907. p. 3. Retrieved November 25, 2025.