Welcome to Barrowsville ...
Barrowsville is located in Bristol County<1>.
The location of Barrowsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Barrowsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
Barrowsville is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Barrowsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Barrowsville: (508) & (774)<4>
Communities near Barrowsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barrowsville.
- Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
- Brockton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Fall River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Warwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Cranston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Cranston is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Pawtucket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Taunton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- East Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Attleboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Woonsocket
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
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 Barrowsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barrowsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barrowsville. 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 Barrowsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barrowsville. See our Newspapers Page for Barrowsville.
Adding Barrowsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Barrowsville 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 Barrowsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Barrowsville post office opened in 1873.
We also found Barrowsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Barrowsville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barrowsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, 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 Barrowsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (774) is an overlay for area code (508). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |