Welcome to Barren Springs ...

Barren Springs is located in Wythe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barren Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

A typical abbreviation for Barren Springs: Barren Spgs. (or less commonly used: Barren Spngs. or Barren Sprngs.)

Barren Springs is 2,040 feet [622 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Barren Springs is within the boundaries of the (276) area code.

Communities near Barren Springs ...

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

• Radford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Radford is located in Radford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <4>
• Pulaski
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
• Wytheville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytheville
  • Wytheville is located in Wythe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wytheville <4>
• Galax
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
  • Galax is located in Galax City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galax <4>
• Hillsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
  • Hillsville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsville <4>
• Dublin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
• Fries
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
  • Fries is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fries <4>
• Shorts Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
  • Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
• Austinville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
  • Austinville is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austinville <4>
• Locust Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
  • Locust Hill is located in Wythe County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barren Springs ...

Looking for more information about Barren Springs? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Barren Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Barren Springs.

Adding Barren Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barren Springs 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 Barren Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Barren Springs post office opened in 1855.

We also found Barren Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barren Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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