WEBSITE HOSTING AVAILABLE for COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES: In January 2008, the Greene County Commissioners began offering Municipal Website Hosting, to encourage our townships and boroughs to compile information about their own municipality that would benefit the residents of that municipality.
We're proud to announce that Perry Township has been the first to take advantage of our county website hosting service.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Sam Benyi, Mayor
Daniel Benyl, President Borough Council
300 Factory Street
Clarksville, PA 15322
Phone: 724-377-0155
COG Website: Clarksville Borough
Clarksville Fire Department:
To Report a Fire: 911
Business Calls Only: 724-377-1460
ABOUT CLARKSVILLE BOROUGH:Clarksville — was founded in 1839 and incorporated on June 1909. Located in Congressional District 12, 46th Senatorial District and 50th Legislative District of Pennsylvania.
Children living in Clarksville Borough attend schools within the Jefferson-Morgan School District (Jefferson-Morgan Elementary and High School). Voting Precinct for Clarksville Borough: is located in the Clarksville Senior Center at 102 East Street (corner of South & Green Streets) Clarksville, PA 15322 (Senior Center Phone: 724-377-1144. For more information, go to: Polling Precincts or contact the Greene County Elections Office at 724-852-5304.
Council Persons: Rachel Costa, Doris Lewis, Norma Speicher
Secretary: Erin Smith
Solicitor: Dennis Makel, Waynesburg, PA
Borough Tax Collector/Assessor: James D. Lewis, Sr.
Borough Auditor: Janet Jacobs
Scheduled Borough Council Meetings: are held at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month in the Borough Building. Board Meeting Minutes: Please contact the Clarksville Borough Office to view meeting minutes. Building Permits & Ordinances: contact the Borough Office for information on new and/or current building permits and borough ordinances. Deed Transfers: A deed is the document that transfers ownership of real estate. It contains the names of the old and new owners and a legal description of the property, and is signed by the person transferring the property. Property Deeds for Greene County are recorded in our Office of Register and Recorder, located in the Greene County Courthouse, Room 100, 10 East High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370 (Phone: 724-852-5283). For more information, go to: Recorder of Deeds.
Click here for deed transfers recorded within Clarksville Borough of Greene County, Pennsylvania. Comprehensive Plan: Almost two years after beginning the process, eight municipalities in southeastern Greene County held a final public meeting Monday, October 27, 2008 on a draft of their multi-municipal comprehensive plan. Also see the Greene County Comprehensive Plan prepared by the Department of Economic Development. Jefferson Morgan Regional Council of Governments (JMRCOG): was created in 2004 and includes Jefferson Township, Morgan Township, Clarksville Borough, Jefferson Borough and Rices Landing Borough. The council was created to allow the municipalities to purchase equipment and materials at a lower cost as well as pull their resources in times of need. Click here for the Clarksville Borough JMRCOG information (JMRCOG address: P.O. Box 3 Mather, PA 15346 (Email: jeff-morgcog@jeff-morgcog.org)).
Effective August 12, 2008, the Jefferson Morgan Regional Council of Governments enacted a new Multi-Municipal zoning ordinance. The ordinance covers Jefferson Township, Jefferson Borough, Morgan Township, and Clarksville Borough. Rices Landing Borough has it's own ordinance. Click here for the Jefferson Morgan Multi-Municipal Zoning Ordinance document.
The JMRCOG meets on the third Thursday of the month at 11:00 a.m., at the Morgan Township Municipal Office Building located at 1019 Third Street Extension, Mather, PA 15346.
NOTABLE MENTIONED WITHIN CLARKSVILLE BOROUGH:
The residents of Clarksville celebrated their 100th anniversary of the Greene County Community on June 5-7, 2009.
On August 3, 1963 — a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.5 miles away from the Clarksville city center killed 2 people and injured 70 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages. Source: www.city-data.com/city/Clarksville-Pennsylvania.html)
On June 3, 1980 — a category 3 tornado 32.3 miles away from the city center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages. Source: www.city-data.com/city/Clarksville-Pennsylvania.html)
The historical sites:
Organizations & landmarks:
Click here for the Clarksville Area Lions Club website (Phone: 724-364-3224)
Clarksville Area Senior Citizens Center located at the Lions Club Hall, South Street & Green Streets (P.O. Box 357) in Clarksville, PA 15322 (Phone: 724-377-1144)
Nearby Medical Facility(ies):
Brownsville General Hospital (about 11 miles to Brownsville, PA)
Southwest Regional Medical Center (about 11 miles to Waynesburg, PA)
Washington Hospital (about 14 miles to Washington, PA)
Area Churches:
Shiloh Baptist Church, 11 Locust Street, Clarksville, PA 15322
St. Marcellus Catholic Church, 30 Main Street, Clarksville, PA 15322
St. Thomas Catholic Church, 30 Main Street, Clarksville, PA 15322
Church of God, 81 Walnut Street, Clarksville, PA 15352
Clarksville Christian Church, 330 Market Street, Clarksville, PA 15322
Monongahela United Methodist Parish, Clarksville, PA 15322
Clarksville Missionary Church, Clarksville, PA 15322
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clarksville:
California University of Pennsylvania (about 13 miles from California, PA)
West Virginia University (about 24 miles from Morgantown)
University of Pittsburgh-Main campus (about 32 miles from Pittsburgh, PA)
Community College of Allegheny County (about 32 miles from Pittsburgh, PA)
Duquesne University (about 32 miles from Pittsburgh, PA)
Point Park College (about 32 miles from Pittsburgh, PA)
Art Institute Pittsburgh (about 33 miles from Pittsburgh, PA)
PENNSYLVANIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT:
Local government in Pennsylvania is a mosaic of 5,334 individual units.
All were established by the State or provincial government and operate under laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Each unit is distinct and independent of other local units, although they may overlap geographically and may act together to serve the public.
Clarksville is a borough within Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 234 at the 2000 census. Clarksville is located at 39°58'27"N, 80°2'41"W (39.974170, -80.044833) GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²), all land.
USEPA FIPS Code for Pennsylvania = 42, Greene County = 059 (42059).
Federal Information Processing Standards Codes for states, counties, and named populated places; are a standardized set of numeric or alphabetic codes issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to ensure uniform identification of geographic entities through all federal government agencies. The entities covered include: states and statistically equivalent entities, counties and statistically equivalent entities, named populated and related location entities (such as, places and county subdivisions), and American Indian and Alaska Native areas.
Watersheds: Ohio Basin, Monongahela Subbasin (Source: www.dep.state.pa.us).
A watershed is an area of land that drains into a lake or river. As rainwater and melting snow run downhill, they carry sediment and other materials into our streams, lakes, wetlands and groundwater (Source www.ctic.purdue.edu)
To search for cemeteries, villages and other features within Greene County, visit the
USGS Geographical Names Information System (GNIS) to determine what 7.5' topographic map(s) depict specific geographic features.
For general information, please contact the Information Services at 724-852-5399 / Toll Free: 1-888-852-5399. County Office Building, 93 E. High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370
Sam Benyi, Mayor
