Clarke County, Virginia
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A LITTLE INFORMATION ON CLARKE COUNTY VIRGINIA
Clarke County was established in 1836 from Frederick County. The county is named for General George Rogers Clark, of the Revolutionary War. Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron's 5 million acre (20,000 km²) property was located in the county, what is now the village of White Post. White Post was named for the large signpost pointing the way to Lord Fairfax's home. During the Civil War, John S. Mosby, "the Gray Ghost" of the Confederacy, raided General Sheridan's supply train in the summer of 1864, in Berryville. The Battle of Cool Spring was fought in Clarke County on July 17 and 18th, 1864.  

Early in the 20th century, future Virginia politician Harry F. Byrd and his wife established their first home near Berryville, where he undertook extensive agricultural activity growing peaches and apples. Byrd became a State senator in the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly, served a term as a Governor of Virginia, and was a United States Senator for over 30 years, heading the powerful Byrd Organization which dominated state politics between the mid 1920s and 1960s.     

INCORPORATED TOWNS: Berryville - Boyce
UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES:
Berrys - Bethel - Briggs - Castlemans Ferry - Claytonville - Double Tollgate - Frogtown - Gaylord - Greenway Court
Lewisville - Lockes Landing - Lost Corner - Millwood - Pigeon Hill - Pyletown - Saratoga - Stone Bridge - Stringtown
Swimley - Wadesville - Waterloo - Webbtown - White Post - Wickliffe
CLARKE COUNTY VIRGINIA - Official Site - Not a Genealogy Site


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