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:

    Mr. Clarke played the King all evening as though under constant fear that someone else was about to play the Ace.
    Eugene Field (1850–1895)

    A horse, a buggy and several sets of harness, valued in all at about $250, were stolen last night from the stable of Howard Quinlan, near Kingsville. The county police are at work on the case, but so far no trace of either thieves or booty has been found.
    —H.L. (Henry Lewis)