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36.353162, -82.310415
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We found 31 communities that share the name Barnes.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Barnes.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Tennessee ...
Pickett County
This Barnes is located in Pickett County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the west of the Barnes that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickett County community of Barnes.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Dale County
This Barnes is located in Dale County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Barnes that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dale County community of Barnes.
Henry County
This Barnes is located in Henry County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km] to the south southwest of the Barnes that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Barnes.
Arkansas
Franklin County
This Barnes is located in Franklin County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the west of the Barnes that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Barnes.
Colorado
Las Animas County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Barnes [Las Animas County].
Georgia
Hall County
This Barnes is located in Hall County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Barnes that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Barnes.
Illinois
McLean County
This Barnes is located in McLean County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Barnes that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Barnes.
Indiana
Jennings County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Barnes [Jennings County].
Kansas
Washington County
This Barnes is located in Washington County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Barnes that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Barnes.
Kentucky
Carroll County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Barnes [Carroll County].
Louisiana
Madison Parish
This Barnes is located in Madison Parish and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Barnes that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison Parish community of Barnes.
Michigan
Kalkaska County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Barnes [Kalkaska County].
Marquette County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Barnes [Marquette County].
Otsego County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Barnes [Otsego County].
Mississippi
Leake County
This Barnes is located in Leake County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Barnes that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Barnes.
Nevada
White Pine County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Barnes [White Pine County].
New York
Yates County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Barnes [Yates County].
North Carolina
Wake County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Barnes [Wake County].
North Dakota
Barnes County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Barnes [Barnes County].
Ohio
Richland County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Barnes [Richland County].
Oregon
Douglas County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Barnes [Douglas County].
Pennsylvania
Cambria County
This Barnes is located in Cambria County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Barnes that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Barnes.
Jefferson County
This Barnes is located in Jefferson County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km] to the north northeast of the Barnes that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Barnes.
Warren County
This Barnes is located in Warren County and lies 407 miles [655 km] to the north northeast of the Barnes that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Barnes.
South Carolina
Abbeville County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Barnes [Abbeville County].
Anderson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Barnes [Anderson County].
Texas
Polk County
This Barnes is located in Polk County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Barnes that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Barnes.
Utah
Davis County
This Barnes is located in Davis County and lies 1,627 miles [2,618.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Barnes that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Barnes.
Virginia
Chesterfield County
This Barnes is located in Chesterfield County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Barnes that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Barnes.
Washington
Yakima County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Barnes [Yakima County].
Wyoming
Goshen County
This Barnes is located in Goshen County and lies 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Barnes that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goshen County community of Barnes.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barnes ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Breezy Hills (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Barnes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barnes and extending to:
Jonesborough, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barnes to Jonesborough, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 249 miles [400.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 337 miles [542.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,939 miles [11,167.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,816 miles [7,750.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barnes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barnes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3532, Longitude: -82.3104 In this case, the coordinates for Barnes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Barnes could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
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.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Barnes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.085 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.706 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.761 degrees.