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Welcome to Horse Shoe Curve ...

Horse Shoe Curve is located in Clarke County<1>.

Horse Shoe Curve is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Horse Shoe Curve lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Horse Shoe Curve: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Horse Shoe Curve ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Horse Shoe Curve.

  • Leesburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Petersburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Winchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Purcellville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Brunswick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Brunswick is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
  • Charles Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Ranson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
    • Ranson has also been known as:
    • Corporation of Ranson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <4>
  • Berryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lovettsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Stephens City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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 Horse Shoe Curve. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horse Shoe Curve.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Horse Shoe Curve. 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 Horse Shoe Curve.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Horse Shoe Curve. See our Newspapers Page for Horse Shoe Curve.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horse Shoe Curve ...

Looking for more information about Horse Shoe Curve? 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 Horse Shoe Curve, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Horse Shoe Curve.

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 Horse Shoe Curve - 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 Horse Shoe Curve area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Horse Shoe Curve 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.