Clarksville, Illinois
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Clarksville is an unincorporated settlement approximately ten kilometers northwest of the city of Marshall, Illinois
in east central Illinois
. The village lies in on the north edge of Clark County in Dolson Township
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Clarksville was founded in 1851. In its heyday it hosted the usual variety of services for local farmers and other inhabitants including a blacksmithy, general store, school and church. Only the latter (Clarksville Baptist Church, with a Southern Baptist affiliation) has persisted to the present day. Its century old previous structure was recently vacated in favor of a larger new building completed in 2005. A cemetery between the two structures houses the remains of settlers and area inhabitants, some born in the 18th century.
After decades of decline as increased mobility made small local shops uncompetitive with the larger facilities in nearby towns, Clarksville is enjoying a modest resurgence in population. The damming of Mill Creek directly to the south of the village, and the establishment of an extensive county park along the lake, have created demand for several modestly upscale new subdivisions along the north edge of Mill Creek Lake. Several storage facilities provide frequent visitors to the park a means of warehousing their boats near the lake, and a small restaurant/bait shop (Mill Creek Restaurant) provides park visitors and locals with a social outlet. A local telephone cooperative
provides telephone service to residents of the village and the surrounding area. Clarksville is also the home to Mill Creek Mushrooms, Inc. which specializes in growing organic specialty mushrooms (Shiitake, Blue/Grey Oyster, Pink Oysters, etc...) indoors for distribution year round.
Marshall, Illinois
Marshall is a city in Clark County, Illinois, United States, locatedabout west of Terre Haute, Indiana. The population was 3,771 at the 2000 census...
in east central Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. The village lies in on the north edge of Clark County in Dolson Township
Dolson Township, Clark County, Illinois
Dolson Township is one of fifteen townships in Clark County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 352.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Dolson Township covers an area of ; of this, or 3.46 percent is water....
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Clarksville was founded in 1851. In its heyday it hosted the usual variety of services for local farmers and other inhabitants including a blacksmithy, general store, school and church. Only the latter (Clarksville Baptist Church, with a Southern Baptist affiliation) has persisted to the present day. Its century old previous structure was recently vacated in favor of a larger new building completed in 2005. A cemetery between the two structures houses the remains of settlers and area inhabitants, some born in the 18th century.
After decades of decline as increased mobility made small local shops uncompetitive with the larger facilities in nearby towns, Clarksville is enjoying a modest resurgence in population. The damming of Mill Creek directly to the south of the village, and the establishment of an extensive county park along the lake, have created demand for several modestly upscale new subdivisions along the north edge of Mill Creek Lake. Several storage facilities provide frequent visitors to the park a means of warehousing their boats near the lake, and a small restaurant/bait shop (Mill Creek Restaurant) provides park visitors and locals with a social outlet. A local telephone cooperative
Utility cooperative
A utility cooperative is a type of cooperative that is tasked with the delivery of a public utility such as electricity, water or telecommunications to its members...
provides telephone service to residents of the village and the surrounding area. Clarksville is also the home to Mill Creek Mushrooms, Inc. which specializes in growing organic specialty mushrooms (Shiitake, Blue/Grey Oyster, Pink Oysters, etc...) indoors for distribution year round.