Plumber in Clarksville City

Clarksville City at a glance

Clarksville City is a small city in Gregg and Upshur counties with 780 people at the 2020 census. It lies along U.S. Route 80 about 10 miles west of Longview, between Gladewater and White Oak.

What that means for your plumbing

Homes along an old highway corridor often date from different booms, with some built fast and changed many times since. Mixed pipe materials and old repairs are common. If you find a patch of different pipe under a sink or in the garage, that joint is worth watching; see repiping.

Lake Deverina

Lake Deverina, on Campbell Creek, lies within the city. Homes near water and low ground can have damp soil around buried lines and higher groundwater. A sewer line with cracked joints can take in water after heavy rain, which shows up as slow drains during storms.

The Main Street of Texas

Settlers arrived before 1845, and a stagecoach stop operated here at the home of William W. Walters. The post office was named Point Pleasant in 1852 but closed in 1867, and the community faded after the railroad bypassed it in 1873. When the East Texas Oil Field opened in 1930, so many homes, businesses and oil company camps sprang up along the highway that it was called the "Main Street of Texas". Clarksville City took its name from the area around George W. Clark's home. Buildings from that oil-era rush may still have original service lines. If water pressure is weak or the water looks rusty, ask a plumber to check the line from the meter.