Welcome to Barksdale ...

Barksdale is located in Halifax County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barksdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Barksdale is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Barksdale: (434)

Websites for Barksdale ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.halifaxchamber.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Barksdale, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Barksdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Barksdale: This one is located in Halifax County and the other is located in Prince William County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 9 communities that are also named Barksdale - they are located in Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, South Carolina (2), Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Barksdale.

Communities near Barksdale ...

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

• Danville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Danville City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Roxboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
  • Roxboro is located in Person County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxboro <4>
• South Boston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
  • South Boston is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Boston <4>
• Yanceyville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yanceyville
  • Yanceyville is located in Caswell County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yanceyville <4>
• Chatham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
• Halifax
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
  • Halifax is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halifax <4>
• Milton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Caswell County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• Elmo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Elmo is located in Halifax County
• Laurel Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
  • Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
• Semora
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Semora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semora
  • Semora is located in Caswell County (NC)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Semora <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barksdale ...

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

Adding Barksdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barksdale in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Barksdale was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Barksdale in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barksdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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