Briggs, Virginia

Briggs, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Briggs Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Coordinates: 39°6′28″N 78°0′50″W / 39.10778°N 78.01389°W / 39.10778; -78.01389Coordinates: 39°6′28″N 78°0′50″W / 39.10778°N 78.01389°W / 39.10778; -78.01389
Country	United States of America
State	Virginia
County	Clarke
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Briggs is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Virginia. Briggs is located on Lord Fairfax Highway (U.S. Route 340).

Etymology

According to the Geographic Names Information System, Briggs was formerly known as Old Chapel.

Municipalities and communities of Clarke County, Virginia, United States

County seat: Berryville

Towns	Berryville Boyce

CDPs	Shenandoah Farms‡ Shenandoah Retreat

Unincorporated communities	Berrys Bethel Briggs Castlemans Ferry Claytonville Double Tollgate Frogtown Gaylord Greenway Court Horse Shoe Curve Lewisville Lockes Landing Lost Corner Millwood Pigeon Hill Pyletown Saratoga Stone Bridge Stringtown Swimley Wadesville Waterloo Webbtown White Post Wickliffe

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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