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Welcome to Barachias ...

Barachias is located in Montgomery County<1>.


The location of Barachias has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Barachias, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Barachias is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Barachias lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Barachias: (334)

Communities near Barachias ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barachias.

  • Montgomery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Prattville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Millbrook
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
    • Millbrook is located in Autauga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <4>
  • Pike Road
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wetumpka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Elmore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Coosada
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Shorter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorter
    • Shorter is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorter <4>
  • Sunshine Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
    • Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Capitol Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
    • Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barachias ...

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

Adding Barachias to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barachias in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Barachias was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Barachias post office opened in 1880.

We also found Barachias in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barachias.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barachias. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.mc-ala.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barachias - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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