Clarke County

Clarke County may refer to:

Places
  • One of five counties in the United States:
    • Clarke County, Alabama
    • Clarke County, Georgia
    • Clarke County, Iowa
    • Clarke County, Mississippi
    • Clarke County, Virginia
  • Clarke County, New South Wales, in Australia

Clarke County was also the official name of Clark County, Washington from 1849 until 1925, when the spelling was changed.

Ships
  • USS Clarke County (LST-601), a United States Navy tank landing ship in commission as USS LST-601 from 1944 to 1955 and as USS Clarke County in 1955 and during the late 1960s

Famous quotes containing the words clarke and/or county:

    He had a broad face and a little round belly,
    That shook, when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly.
    He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
    —Clement Clarke Moore (1779–1863)

    Jack: A politician, huh?
    Editor: Oh, county treasurer or something like that.
    Jack: What’s so special about him?
    Editor: They say he’s an honest man.
    Robert Rossen (1908–1966)