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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 Barnes (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 Barnes. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Barnes is primarily located in Chesterfield County. A portion of Barnes extends into Greene 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 Chesterfield County: Amelia, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Hopewell City, Prince George & Richmond.

Below are the counties that are near Barnes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barnes:

  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes, with the one closest to Barnes listed first.
    • Advance Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
      • Advance Mills has also been known as:
      • Fray's Mills
    • Advance Mills Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
    • Earlysville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jefferson Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Burnley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Burnley is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
    • Gilbert
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Hollymead
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
    • Free Union
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedarmere
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Logan Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
    • Boonesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
    • Monacan Town ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
    • Rosena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosena is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes, with the one closest to Barnes listed first.
    • Grottoes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Sampson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Crimora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Dooms
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Weyers Cave
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Fishersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Lyndhurst
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Verona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes, with the one closest to Barnes listed first.
    • Locust Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Belmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Charlottesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Culpeper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes, with the one closest to Barnes listed first.
    • Waylands Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
    • Griffinsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
    • Norman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Norman is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Salem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Salem is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Culpeper
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes, with the one closest to Barnes listed first.
    • Lake Monticello
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
    • Antioch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Kents Store
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
    • Nicholas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes, with the one closest to Barnes listed first.
    • Amicus
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Quinque
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Stanardsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Dawsonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Kinderhook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes, with the one closest to Barnes listed first.
    • Meltons
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Meltons is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
    • Green Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Springs is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
    • Medlock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
    • Trevilians
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
    • Bells Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
    • Louisa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes, with the one closest to Barnes listed first.
    • Hood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wolftown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Aroda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Aroda is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
    • Radiant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Radiant is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
    • Ruth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Burnt Tree
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
    • Madison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
    • Syria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Tryme
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tryme is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
    • Peola Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Peola Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes, with the one closest to Barnes listed first.
    • Afton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Durrett Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
    • Onan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
    • Greenfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Lodebar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes, with the one closest to Barnes listed first.
    • Barboursville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Montpelier Station
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Gordonsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Madison Run
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Madison Run is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
    • Orange
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Grassland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Grassland is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
    • Rhoadesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Vulcan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Vulcan is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Danton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Danton is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
    • True Blue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • True Blue is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes, with the one closest to Barnes listed first.
    • Verbena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Verbena is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
    • Shenandoah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Marksville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Marksville is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
    • Stanley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Leaksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Leaksville is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
    • Luray
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Rappahannock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes, with the one closest to Barnes listed first.
    • Slate Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
    • Scrabble
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
    • Woodville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes, with the one closest to Barnes listed first.
    • Swift Run
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
    • Berrytown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
    • Elkton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <1>
    • McGaheysville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Massanutten
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Montevideo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
    • Goods Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
    • Cross Keys
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Keezletown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Massanetta Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
    • Melrose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Melrose is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • North River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • North River is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
    • Lacey Spring
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barnes, see our County-by-County Page for Barnes.

Cemeteries Near Barnes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barnes.

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 Barnes - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barnes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barnes, with the one closest to Barnes listed first.

  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Estes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Wetsel Family Graveyard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Tibbs Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sinai Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Redmond Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Parrott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Buck Mtn. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Benjamin Sims Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (368 more) ...

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>

While we didn't find Barnes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barnes.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Barnes, with the one closest to Barnes listed first.

  • Advance Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
    • Advance Mills has also been known as:
    • Fray's Mills
  • Amicus
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Amicus is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
  • Quinque
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Quinque is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
  • Earlysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruckersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Stanardsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rivanna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rivanna is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivanna
  • Gilbert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Burnley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnley is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
  • Eheart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Eheart is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eheart
  • Free Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Proffit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Proffit is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Dawsonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
    • Hydraulic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
    • McMullen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • McMullen is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barnes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barnes.

Newspapers Published in Barnes ...

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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barnes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barnes, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barnes.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Barnes:

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 Barnes, 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- Barnes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.