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Welcome to Barksdales Ferry ...

Barksdales Ferry is located in Clay County<1>.

Barksdales Ferry is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Barksdales Ferry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Barksdales Ferry (for example, toward Helenwood), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Barksdales Ferry: 931

Communities near Barksdales Ferry ...

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

  • Columbus Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
  • Livingston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Thompsons Store
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
  • Tompkinsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Burkesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Celina
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dodson Branch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
  • Gainesboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Byrdstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bangham Village
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
    • Estimated population in 2014: 504 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 Barksdales Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barksdales Ferry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barksdales Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barksdales Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.