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Welcome to Barnes Ford ...

Barnes Ford is located in Cumberland County<1>.

Barnes Ford is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Barnes Ford (for example, toward Oakdale), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Barnes Ford: 931

Communities near Barnes Ford ...

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

  • Lakemont Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
    • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
  • Crossville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • College Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • College Grove is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
  • Harriman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Rockwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rogers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
  • Lake Tansi Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
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    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
  • Dykes Crossroads
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
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    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
  • Spring City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Midtown Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 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 Barnes Ford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barnes Ford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barnes Ford ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barnes Ford - 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.