Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Barksdale (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Barksdale. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Barksdale is located in Halifax County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Halifax County: Caswell (NC), Granville (NC), Person (NC), Campbell, Charlotte, Mecklenburg & Pittsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Barksdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barksdale:
- Halifax County (The home county of Barksdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barksdale, with the one closest to Barksdale listed first.
- Delila
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delila is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Sutherlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Elmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jones
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Cluster Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Sign Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Westside Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Mayo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Rodden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- South Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Danville City
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fluvanna County
- Scottsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henry County
- Axton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barksdale, with the one closest to Barksdale listed first.
- Nelson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Averett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Henrico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barksdale, with the one closest to Barksdale listed first.
- Laurel Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Kentuck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Henrys Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Lucks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Spring Garden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Ridgecrest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Java
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Tightsqueeze
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Transco Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
- Markham
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Mount Cross
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Chatham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Alamance County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barksdale, with the one closest to Barksdale listed first.
- Just Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Just Crossroads is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barksdale, with the one closest to Barksdale listed first.
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Semora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Estelle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Blanch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Gatewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Leasburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yanceyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Pelham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Bethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- West Yanceyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Durham County (NC)
- Rougemont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Granville County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barksdale, with the one closest to Barksdale listed first.
- Wilbourns
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Berea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Orange County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barksdale, with the one closest to Barksdale listed first.
- Laws
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Laws is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Berryland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Berryland is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
- Carr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carr is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Kindful Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kindful Acres is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindful Acres
- Larry Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Larry Hall is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
- McDade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McDade is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
- Caldwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Caldwell is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Cedar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Deer Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Deer Run is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Green Pines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Green Pines is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- North Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Fork is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Springcrest Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Springcrest Meadows is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest Meadows
- Person County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barksdale, with the one closest to Barksdale listed first.
- Ceffo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ceffo is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hicks Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Roxboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitt Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Roseville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Roseville is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Allens Level
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Allens Level is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Allensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allensville is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Hurdle Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cates is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Timberlake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tirzah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barksdale, with the one closest to Barksdale listed first.
- Ruffin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lawsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Draper ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barksdale, see our County-by-County Page for Barksdale.
Cemeteries Near Barksdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barksdale.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Barksdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barksdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barksdale, with the one closest to Barksdale listed first.
- Mercy Seat Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Calvary UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary UMC Cemetery
- The Calvary UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Calvary Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49659 <2>
- Foster Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Arbor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Connally UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whitt Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- William H. Shelton Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedars Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cunningham Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Family Cemetery
- The Cunningham Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cuningham Family Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
- Waverly Plantation Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310319 <2>
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (182 more) ...
- Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Barksdale had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barksdale, with the one closest to Barksdale listed first.
- Delila
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delila is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Sutherlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Brooklyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Paces
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paces is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paces
- Elmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Laurel Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cunningham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cunningham is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Turbeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Turbeville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbeville
- Ringgold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ringgold is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Ingram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ingram is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Semora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kentuck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Estelle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barksdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barksdale.
Newspapers Published in Barksdale ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barksdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barksdale, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barksdale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Barksdale:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Halifax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Danville City
- Fluvanna County
- Henry County
- Madison County
- Mecklenburg County
- Pittsylvania County
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Durham County
- Granville County
- Orange County
- Person County
- Rockingham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <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 Barksdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barksdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |