Welcome to Barlow ...

Barlow is located in Adams County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barlow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Barlow is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Barlow: (717)

Communities Also Named Barlow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Barlow - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Yukon.

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

Communities near Barlow ...

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

• Westminster
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <4>
• Hanover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Waynesboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Gettysburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
  • Gettysburg is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <4>
• Thurmont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <4>
• Taneytown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneytown
  • Taneytown is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <4>
• Walkersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <4>
• Manchester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Littlestown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlestown
  • Littlestown is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlestown <4>
• Carroll Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
  • Carroll Valley is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barlow ...

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

Adding Barlow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barlow 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Barlow post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barlow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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