Welcome to Barbours Creek ...

Barbours Creek is located in Craig County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barbours Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

A typical abbreviation for Barbours Creek: Barbours Crk. (or less commonly used: Barbours Ck. or Barbours Cr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Barbours Creek for more information about variations on the name of Barbours Creek.

Barbours Creek is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Barbours Creek is within the (540) area code.

Communities near Barbours Creek ...

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

• Salem
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Salem City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Covington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Covington City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Troutville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
  • Troutville is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutville <4>
• Fincastle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
  • Fincastle is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fincastle <4>
• New Castle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Craig County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
• Abbott
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
  • Abbott is located in Craig County
• Daleville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
  • Daleville is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <4>
• Mason Cove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
  • Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
• Strom
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
  • Strom is located in Botetourt County
• Rich Patch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
  • Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barbours Creek ...

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

Adding Barbours Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Barbours Creek post office opened in 1906.

We also found Barbours Creek on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barbours Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Craig County: www.co.craig.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/