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Welcome to Care Free Acres ...

Care Free Acres is located in Clarke County<1>.

Care Free Acres is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Care Free Acres lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Care Free Acres: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Care Free Acres ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Care Free Acres.

  • Petersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Winchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Front Royal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Purcellville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Strasburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Charles Town
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Berryville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Stephens City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Middletown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Middleburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Care Free Acres. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Care Free Acres.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Care Free Acres. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Care Free Acres.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Care Free Acres. See our Newspapers Page for Care Free Acres.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Care Free Acres ...

Looking for more information about Care Free Acres? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Care Free Acres, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Care Free Acres.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Care Free Acres - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Care Free Acres area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Care Free Acres area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.