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 Barley (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 Barley. 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 doctors and 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.
Barley is located in Greensville 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 Greensville County: Northampton (NC), Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Southampton & Sussex.
Below are the counties that are near Barley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barley:
- Greensville County (The home county of Barley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barley, with the one closest to Barley listed first.
- Skippers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Radium
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Claresville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Jarratt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barley, with the one closest to Barley listed first.
- Ante
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Powellton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Ankum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Gasburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ezell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Gholsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Totaro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Edgerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Lawrenceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Callaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Dolphin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Netta ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Brodnax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dinwiddie County
- McKenney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Emporia City
- The following are listed by their distance from Barley, with the one closest to Barley listed first.
- Emporia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barley, with the one closest to Barley listed first.
- Lochleven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Dundas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barley, with the one closest to Barley listed first.
- La Crosse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hagood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Marengo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Bracey
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
- Opie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Union Level
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barley, with the one closest to Barley listed first.
- Adams Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
- Little Texas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Little Texas is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Koskoo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Koskoo is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koskoo
- Drewryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Boykins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Capron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Capron is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Worrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Worrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
- Joyner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Joyner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
- Spotsylvania County
- Brokenburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barley, with the one closest to Barley listed first.
- Grizzard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Mason
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Henry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Halifax County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barley, with the one closest to Barley listed first.
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- South Rosemary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Rosemary is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
- Roanoke Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Weldon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Weldon is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
- Littleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Airlie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Heathsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Brinkleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Hollister
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ringwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Nash County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barley, with the one closest to Barley listed first.
- Hickory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Taylor Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- Northampton County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barley, with the one closest to Barley listed first.
- Gaston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <1>
- Henrico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seaboard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Margarettsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lasker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Conway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Conway is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <1>
- Pendleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Severn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Severn is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Potecasi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Warren County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barley, with the one closest to Barley listed first.
- Vaughan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Macon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Warren Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Wise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Warrenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norlina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barley, see our County-by-County Page for Barley.
Cemeteries Near Barley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barley.
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 Barley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barley, with the one closest to Barley listed first.
- Squire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moody Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Massey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sign Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedarwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Roanoke Rapids (NC).
- The Cedarwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roanoke Rapids Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47078 <2>
- Vaughan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- Vincent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wyche Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cordle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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, Barley had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barley, with the one closest to Barley listed first.
- Brink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brink is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Ante
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Valentines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Valentines is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines
- Powellton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Gasburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Skippers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Weldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ezell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Gholsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Totaro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elams is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elams
- Littleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emporia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barley.
Newspapers Published in Barley ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barley, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Barley:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Greensville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brunswick County
- Dinwiddie County
- Emporia City
- Lunenburg County
- Mecklenburg County
- Southampton County
- Spotsylvania County
- Sussex County
- Halifax County
- Nash County
- Northampton County
- Warren 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 Barley, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |