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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Barber Corner. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Barber Corner to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Barber Corner, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Barber Corner (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Barber Corner. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Barber Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Barber Corner: Barber Cor. (or less commonly used: Barber Crn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Barber Corner is historic, it would have been located within present day Hartford County.
To see how the shape of Connecticut's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hartford County: Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Tolland & Hampden (MA).
Below are the counties that are near Barber Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barber Corner:
- Hartford County (The home county of Barber Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barber Corner, with the one closest to Barber Corner listed first.
- Blue Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blue Hills is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hills
- Bloomfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,182 people
- West Hartford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Hartford is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,868 people
- Childrens Village of the Hartford Orphan Asylum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Hartford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alsop Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alsop Corner is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsop Corner
- Hartford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121,535 people
- Hartford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parkville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Saybrooke Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saybrooke Village is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrooke Village
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Avon Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Avon Village is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Avon Village
- Litchfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barber Corner, with the one closest to Barber Corner listed first.
- Barkhamsted
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Browns Corner is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corner
- Puddle Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Puddle Town is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Town
- Hampsted
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hampsted is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampsted
- New Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Meadow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nepaug
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nepaug is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepaug
- New Hartford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Hartford is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
- Torrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Torrington is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,870 people
- Barkhamsted
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,587 people
- Pleasant Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pequabuck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barber Corner, with the one closest to Barber Corner listed first.
- Cromwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cromwell is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,772 people
- Cromwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gildersleeve
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gildersleeve is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildersleeve
- Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Portland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
- Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Middletown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,013 people
- Lake Pocotopaug
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Pocotopaug is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pocotopaug
- Cobalt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Hampton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,747 people
- East Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Haddam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Haven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barber Corner, with the one closest to Barber Corner listed first.
- Meriden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,981 people
- Meriden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wolcott
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wolcott is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,565 people
- Wolcott
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Autumn HIll
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Autumn HIll is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autumn HIll
- South Meriden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- South Meriden is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meriden
- Cheshire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cheshire is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,806 people
- Waterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterville is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Cheshire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Waterbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waterbury is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106,826 people
- Waterbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Cheshire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Cheshire is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cheshire
- New London County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barber Corner, with the one closest to Barber Corner listed first.
- North Westchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Westchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westchester is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
- Colchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,112 people
- Lebanon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tolland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barber Corner, with the one closest to Barber Corner listed first.
- Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Windermere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Windermere is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere
- Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,400 people
- Ellington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bolton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bolton is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,855 people
- Bolton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gay City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gay City is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay City
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ellington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellington is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,652 people
- Quarryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Quarryville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Somersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Windham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barber Corner, with the one closest to Barber Corner listed first.
- Willimantic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Ashford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Ashford is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ashford
- Ashford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ashford is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,246 people
- North Windham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Warrenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Warrenville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenville
- Westford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Westford is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Windham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Windham is located in Windham County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,463 people
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barber Corner, with the one closest to Barber Corner listed first.
- South Sandisfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
- East Otis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Otis is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
- Sandisfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- Hampden County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barber Corner, with the one closest to Barber Corner listed first.
- Hosmer Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hosmer Corner is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Corner
- Southwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Southwick is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
- Feeding Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
- Granville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Granville is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
- Agawam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Agawam is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
- Longmeadow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Longmeadow is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
- West Springfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Springfield is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
- Westfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- East Longmeadow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Longmeadow is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Longmeadow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,093 people
- West Granville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Granville is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Merrick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Merrick is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- Baptist Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baptist Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
- Hampshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barber Corner, with the one closest to Barber Corner listed first.
- Southampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Southampton is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
- Huntington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Huntington is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barber Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Barber Corner.
Cemeteries Near Barber Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barber Corner.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Barber Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barber Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barber Corner, with the one closest to Barber Corner listed first.
- St. Mary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in West Hartford.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Latimer Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Wintonbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cider Brook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sisters of St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Working Circle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford Circus Fire Memorial
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (503 more) ...
- Congregation Ados Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Barber Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barber Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barber Corner, with the one closest to Barber Corner listed first.
- West Hartford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cottage Grove is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Parkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parkville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Hartford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Weatogue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Avon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Avon is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Avon
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elmwood is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Simsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Bloomfield is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hoskins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hoskins is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins
- Newington Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newington Junction is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Junction
- Burnham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burnham is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barber Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barber Corner.
Newspapers Published in Barber Corner ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barber Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barber Corner, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barber Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Barber Corner:
- Websites specific to Connecticut
- Pages specific to Hartford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Litchfield County
- Middlesex County
- New Haven County
- New London County
- Tolland County
- Windham County
- Berkshire County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Connecticut
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Barber Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barber Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |