Welcome to Barley ...

Barley is located in Greensville County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Barley is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Barley: 434

Communities near Barley ...

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

• Roanoke Rapids
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke Rapids
  • Roanoke Rapids is located in Halifax County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke Rapids <3>
• Emporia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
  • Emporia is located in Emporia City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporia <3>
• Weldon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
  • Weldon is located in Halifax County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon <3>
• Gaston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
  • Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <3>
• Lawrenceville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <3>
• Garysburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysburg
  • Garysburg is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garysburg <3>
• Littleton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Littleton is located in Halifax County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <3>
• Seaboard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
  • Seaboard is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaboard <3>
• Brodnax
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
  • Brodnax is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodnax <3>
• Halifax
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
  • Halifax is located in Halifax County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halifax <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barley ...

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

Adding Barley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barley 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 Barley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greensville County: www.greensvillecountyva.gov/

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