Welcome to Barlow Bend ...

Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barlow Bend, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

A typical abbreviation for Barlow Bend: Barlow Bnd.

Barlow Bend is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Barlow Bend ...

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

• Monroeville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <4>
• Jackson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jackson
  • From Barlow Bend to Jackson
• Grove Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
  • Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <4>
• Frisco City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco City
  • Frisco City is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Frisco City
  • From Barlow Bend to Frisco City
• Excel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
  • Excel is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
• Alma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Clarke County
• Claiborne
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claiborne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
  • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Claiborne
  • From Barlow Bend to Claiborne
• Mount Pleasant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Pleasant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Pleasant
  • From Barlow Bend to Mount Pleasant
• Perdue Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
  • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Perdue Hill
  • From Barlow Bend to Perdue Hill
• Suggsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Suggsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
  • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Suggsville
  • From Barlow Bend to Suggsville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barlow Bend ...

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

Adding Barlow Bend to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barlow Bend 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 Barlow Bend was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Barlow Bend post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barlow Bend.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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