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 Barrett Corner (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 Barrett Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Barrett Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Barrett Corner: Barrett Cor. (or less commonly used: Barrett Crn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors 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.
Barrett Corner is located in Southampton 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 Southampton County: Hertford (NC), Northampton (NC), Franklin, Greensville, Suffolk City, Surry & Sussex.
Below are the counties that are near Barrett Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barrett Corner:
- Southampton County (The home county of Barrett Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrett Corner, with the one closest to Barrett Corner listed first.
- Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Doles Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Ivor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sedley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Sebrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Black Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Courtland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burdette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Cypress Manor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Edgehill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hunterdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Isaac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Joyner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Joyner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
- Charles City County
- Westover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrett Corner, with the one closest to Barrett Corner listed first.
- Rowanta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Laird ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Emporia City
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrett Corner, with the one closest to Barrett Corner listed first.
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Emporia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin City
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greensville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrett Corner, with the one closest to Barrett Corner listed first.
- Jarratt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Claresville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Isle of Wight County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrett Corner, with the one closest to Barrett Corner listed first.
- Zuni
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Walters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Raynor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Carrsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Windsor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Magnet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Rushmere
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Smithfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rescue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- James City County
- Jamestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrett Corner, with the one closest to Barrett Corner listed first.
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Newville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Burrowsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Garysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrett Corner, with the one closest to Barrett Corner listed first.
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Holland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Pittmantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Chuckatuck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Kilby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Manning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Suffolk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wilroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Russell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Whaley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Whaleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Bennett Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
- Ames Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cove
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrett Corner, with the one closest to Barrett Corner listed first.
- Dendron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carsley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Beachland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Itata
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Spring Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Surry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Scotland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Homewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrett Corner, with the one closest to Barrett Corner listed first.
- Wakefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sussex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Yale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Mason
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Henry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Stony Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grizzard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Gates County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrett Corner, with the one closest to Barrett Corner listed first.
- Reynoldson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Gates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hertford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrett Corner, with the one closest to Barrett Corner listed first.
- Como
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Como is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
- Barretts Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Murfreesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Northampton County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrett Corner, with the one closest to Barrett Corner listed first.
- Severn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Severn is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Pendleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Margarettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barrett Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Barrett Corner.
Cemeteries Near Barrett Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barrett Corner.
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 Barrett Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barrett Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barrett Corner, with the one closest to Barrett Corner listed first.
- Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Millfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Butts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brittle Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McClenny Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- Gay Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bristown Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stephenson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Barrett Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barrett Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barrett Corner, with the one closest to Barrett Corner listed first.
- Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Vicksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vicksville is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksville
- Littleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Littleton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Sebrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Ivor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Homeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Homeville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeville
- Lumberton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lumberton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Courtland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Zuni
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Dendron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pope is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Isaac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Booker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Booker is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barrett Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barrett Corner.
Newspapers Published in Barrett Corner ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barrett Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barrett Corner, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barrett Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Barrett Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Southampton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charles City County
- Dinwiddie County
- Emporia City
- Franklin City
- Greensville County
- Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- Petersburg City
- Prince George County
- Suffolk City
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Gates County
- Hertford County
- Northampton 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> | 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 Barrett Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barrett Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |