Welcome to Barrets Ferry ...
Barrets Ferry is located in Charles City County<1>.
Barrets Ferry is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Barrets Ferry lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Barrets Ferry: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Barrets Ferry ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barrets Ferry.
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Dendron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Surry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Spring Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Norge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barlows Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
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 Barrets Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barrets Ferry.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barrets Ferry. 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 Barrets Ferry.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barrets Ferry. See our Newspapers Page for Barrets Ferry.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barrets Ferry ...
Looking for more information about Barrets Ferry? 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 Barrets Ferry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Barrets Ferry.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Charles City, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barrets Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Barrets Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Barrets Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |