Welcome to Barksdale ...

Barksdale is located in Cecil County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barksdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Barksdale is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Barksdale is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

Websites for Barksdale ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cecilchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Barksdale, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Barksdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Barksdale - they are located in Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina (2), Texas, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Barksdale.

Communities near Barksdale ...

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

• Wilmington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <5>
• Newark
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
• Middletown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Elkton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <5>
• Havre de Grace
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <5>
• Kennett Square
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <5>
• Elsmere
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
• Oxford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• New Castle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Salem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 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 Barksdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barksdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barksdale ...

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

Adding Barksdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Barksdale post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barksdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/