Clarksville Missouri Map

About Clarksville, Missouri

Clarksville is a locality in Pike County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 372. The population density is 247.2 people per km². Clarksville is located at 39.3706°N, 90.9051°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Clarksville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63336.

Clarksville anchors itself to the western bank of the Mississippi River, where the water moves with the heavy, deliberate momentum of a continent in transit. It lies 27.3 miles north of Troy, MO (from Troy, MO: bearing 8°T), and is situated 9.5 miles southeast of Louisiana. The land rises sharply from the river’s edge, climbing toward the limestone bluffs of The Pinnacle that loom just a mile away, casting long, shifting shadows across the valley floor. To the west, the terrain softens into the quiet, wooded seclusion of Howell Hollow, while Emoritt Lake sits tucked into the landscape two miles distant, a still, glass-like mirror for the changing Missouri sky. Here, the air holds a persistent, damp coolness drawn from the river, and the light at dusk turns the limestone faces of the bluffs a bruised, ethereal violet that seems to suspend the day in a permanent state of departure.

Clarksville carries the quiet weight of a place that once served as a vital artery for river-borne commerce, its brick-fronted buildings reflecting a time when the rhythm of the economy was dictated by the rise and fall of the current. Today, the local character is defined by a slow, deliberate preservation of that heritage, centered around the Clarksville Riverfront Park where the community gathers to watch the barges navigate the channel. The economy has shifted from the frantic energy of the steamboat era to a more measured pace, favoring craft, art, and the seasonal observation of the eagles that congregate along the banks. Life in Clarksville moves with the unforced cadence of the seasons, where the primary labor involves maintaining the integrity of the old structures against the persistent humidity and the encroaching wildness of the surrounding hills.

About This Clarksville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clarksville, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.370603, -90.905132. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Clarksville includes the ZIP code (63336), telephone area code (314), county seat of Pike County (Bowling Green), and school district assignment (Pike County R-III School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.