Clarksville, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the West Calhoun census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32430. It stands on Otter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Clarksville quadrangle. It stands 118 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1944 to 1990The same ground, surveyed 46 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1944 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1944 USGS Clarksville quadrangle1:31680
- 1945 USGS Clarksville quadrangle1:24000
- 1945 USGS Clarksville quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Panama City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Clarksville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
79 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Clarksville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,126 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 8 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | NW HWY 275 (07) |
| 27 August 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HOLSOMBAKE ( 07 ) |
| 4 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 730 |
| 3 July 2002 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 July 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 July 2011 | Natural | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | HWY 20 (07) |
| 11 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | 07/JONES-0793 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
30 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clarksville in 30 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 19 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 flood, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksville | $50,000 | Trees, power lines, and transformers were down across the county. A roof was torn off a trailer in Clarksville with roof damage to another home as well. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksville | $10,000 | Calhoun County S.O. reported numerous downed trees and power lines with scattered power outages. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksville | $5,000 | Multiple trees and power lines were blown down across Calhoun County, FL. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksville | $5,000 | A trained spotter measured a 63 mph gust at his residence with roof damage to his home. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksville | $2,000 | A tree was blown down onto a power line. |
| January 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksville | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down across the county. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksville | $2,000 | Utility poles were toppled. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksville | $1,500 | Several trees were blown down near the intersection of State Highway 20 and County Road 287. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksville | $1,000 | A SKYWARN spotter reported downed trees. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksville | $500 | A large tree was blown down near Clarksville. A trained spotter measured a wind gust of 57 mph nearby. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksville | - | The public reported a measured gust to 53 knots. |
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksville | - | A tree was blown down near the intersection of State Routes 20 and 73. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksville | - | A tree was blown down along Highway 20 in the eastbound lane. |
| May 2023 | Flood | Clarksville | - | Minor flooding was reported along Doug Price Road. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksville | - | Numerous trees were blown down across the area. |
| February 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksville | - | Trees were blown down in the area. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Clarksville | - | Doug Price Road was underwater. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksville | - | A tree fell on a power line near Highway 20 and County Road 275. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Clarksville | - | Quarter size hail was reported via WJHG's facebook page. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Clarksville | - | A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of pennies and estimated winds near 50 mph. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Clarksville | - | Quarter size hail was reported. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksville | - | Straight line winds uprooted or snapped numerous trees along State Highway 20 from Clarksville to Blountstown. The damage path was approximately ten miles long. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksville | - | A few trees were down near Clarksville. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Clarksville | - | Quarter size hail reported by a SKYWARN storm spotter. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Clarksville | - | The public reported nickel size hail. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Clarksville | - | A SKYWARN storm spotter reported nickel size hail. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Clarksville | - | Dime to nickel size hail reported by a SKYWARN storm spotter. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Clarksville | - | Quarter size hail reported by a SKYWARN storm spotter. |
| June 2001 | Flood | Clarksville | - | Minor street flooding. Up to a half foot of water covered County Road 275 south of Highway 20. Up to eight inches of rain fell since midnight from the remnants of Tropical Storm Allison. Reported by a SKYWARN storm spotter. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksville | - | Storm spotters and the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office reported downed trees near Clarksville along Highway 73. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rollins Corner | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Fisher Corner | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Frink | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Leonards (historical) | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Abe Springs | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Durham (historical) | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Chipola | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Sharpstown | 6.6 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Clarksville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19461018 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 280501. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








