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Welcome to Barksdale ...

Barksdale is located in Halifax County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Barksdale: 434

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.

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 near Barksdale ...

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

  • Danville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Roxboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Roxboro is located in Person County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxboro <3>
  • South Boston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Yanceyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  • Halifax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Milton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Milton is located in Caswell County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
  • 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
  • Semora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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 (so far) for Barksdale was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barksdale.

Footnotes ...

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