Clarke County, VA

CLARKE COUNTY, situated in the northeast part of Virginia, and traversed by Shenandoah river. Area, 225 square miles. Seat of justice, Berryville. Pop. in 1840, 6,353; in 1850, 7,352. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Virginia

Clarke County, Virginia (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
CLARKE COUNTY, situated in the northeast part of Virginia, and traversed by Shenandoah river. Area, 225 square miles. Seat of justice, Berryville. Pop. in 1840, 6,353; in 1850, 7,352.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 82.
Date Type
Scores of Philadelphia German volunteers drown while crossing the Shenandoah in western Virginia Crime/Disasters
Birthplace of
Name Type
Berryville, VA City or Town
Millwood, VA City or Town
Date Title
New York Herald, “The Slave Population in the Vicinity of the Outbreak,” October 23, 1859
Savannah (GA) News, “The Underground Railroad,” February 3, 1860
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