Clarke County, Virginia

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Clarke County, Virginia is a small, largely rural county in the northern Shenandoah Valley known for its historic towns, scenic landscapes, and agricultural heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
county of Virginia
characteristic largely rural
contains Berryville, Virginia
Bluemont, Virginia
Boyce, Virginia
Millwood, Virginia
Shenandoah River
White Post, Virginia
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision Virginia
surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia
countySeat Berryville, Virginia
economy agriculture
commuter residential community for Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.
horse breeding and equine industry
feature Civil War sites
historic estates
rolling farmland
FIPSCode 51-043
formedFrom Frederick County, Virginia NERFINISHED
GNISID 1498500
governmentType county government
hasBorderWith Frederick County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Jefferson County, West Virginia NERFINISHED
Loudoun County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Warren County, Virginia NERFINISHED
hasHistoricDistrict Berryville Historic District
Millwood Commercial Historic District
hasHistoricSite Audley Farm
Greenway Court
Long Branch Historic House and Farm
hasProtectedArea Blandy Experimental Farm
Sky Meadows State Park
State Arboretum of Virginia
knownFor agricultural heritage
historic towns
scenic landscapes
largestSettlement Berryville, Virginia
legislativeBody Board of Supervisors of Clarke County, Virginia
locatedIn Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah Valley
surface form: northern Shenandoah Valley
locatedOn Shenandoah River
namedAfter George Rogers Clark
partOf United States Census Bureau-defined Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
region Northern Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
surface form: Shenandoah Valley region
state Virginia
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
timeZoneDST Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time

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Loudoun County, Virginia borderedBy Clarke County, Virginia
Warren County, Virginia borderedBy Clarke County, Virginia
Jefferson County, West Virginia borders Clarke County, Virginia
Shenandoah Valley contains Clarke County, Virginia
Shenandoah River passesThrough Clarke County, Virginia
Virginia State Route 7 passesThrough Clarke County, Virginia