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

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.

Features

The Old Chapel and its cemetery are located at the center of Briggs, it is home to the graves of the Burwell, Meade, Page and Randolph families, among others. U.S. Route 340, Virginia State Route 255 (Bishop Meade Highway), Lanham Lane, and Briggs Road are located in Briggs.

v t e 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 Double Tollgate Frogtown Gaylord Greenway Court Horse Shoe Curve Lewisville Millwood Pigeon Hill Saratoga Swimley Wadesville Waterloo Webbtown White Post Wickliffe
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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