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Welcome to Barnes ...

So far, we found very little information about Barnes. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Barnes to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Barnes, please Contact Us.

Barnes would have been located within present day Wake County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Barnes is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Barnes was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Barnes was located: 919 & 984<4>

Communities Also Named Barnes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Barnes - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Barnes ...

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

  • Raleigh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cary
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cary is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <5>
  • Apex
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Apex is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <5>
  • Holly Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Fuquay - Varina
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Morrisville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Knightdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wendell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Rolesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

Adding Barnes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barnes in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Barnes was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barnes.

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 Barnes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barnes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Barnes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Barnes area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.