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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 Barrows Store (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 Barrows Store. 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 Barrows Store ...

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.

While the name of this community is Barrows Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Barrows Store may originally have been Barrow's Store.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Barrows Store might be written as Barrow Store.

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 hospitals and 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.

Barrows Store is located in Brunswick 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 Brunswick County: Warren (NC), Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg & Nottoway.

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

  • Brunswick County     (The home county of Barrows Store)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrows Store, with the one closest to Barrows Store listed first.
    • Jonesboro ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
    • Alberta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
    • Dolphin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
    • Netta ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Netta is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
    • Lawrenceville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgerton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
    • Brodnax
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ezell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ezell is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
    • Callaville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Callaville is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
    • Gholsonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
    • Totaro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Totaro is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
    • Powellton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Powellton is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
    • Ankum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Ankum is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
  • Amelia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrows Store, with the one closest to Barrows Store listed first.
    • Earls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Earls is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
    • Ammon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ammon is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
    • Amelia Court House
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Charlotte County
    • Keysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrows Store, with the one closest to Barrows Store listed first.
    • Oldenplace ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
    • Darvills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
    • McKenney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Wilsons
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
    • Borthwick ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
    • Hebron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Laird ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
    • Waldemar ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
    • Sutherland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rowanta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
  • Emporia City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrows Store, with the one closest to Barrows Store listed first.
    • Emporia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • White City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • White City is located in Emporia City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Greensville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrows Store, with the one closest to Barrows Store listed first.
    • Radium
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Radium is located in Greensville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
    • Jarratt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lunenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrows Store, with the one closest to Barrows Store listed first.
    • Dundas
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
    • Lochleven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
    • Kenbridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Oral Oaks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
    • Bagleys Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
    • Victoria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lunenburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
    • Wattsboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
    • Nutbush
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
    • Pleasant Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Meherrin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrows Store, with the one closest to Barrows Store listed first.
    • Ogburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
    • Opie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
    • South Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • La Crosse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dunns Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
    • Union Level
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
    • Wightman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
    • Hagood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
    • Marengo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
    • Bracey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Finneywood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
    • Chase City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Boydton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nottoway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrows Store, with the one closest to Barrows Store listed first.
    • Forkland ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Forkland is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
    • Blackstone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Winnie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Winnie is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
    • Spainville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Spainville is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
    • Crewe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <2>
    • Burkeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Prince Edward County
  • Spotsylvania County
    • Brokenburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
  • Northampton County (NC)
    • Henrico
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Barrows Store ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barrows Store.

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 Barrows Store - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Daniels Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stainback Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Winn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wilkinson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • McDaniel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Laffoon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Elmore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Flinn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (256 more) ...
    • Manson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bragg Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshall Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Barrows Store had a population of 13 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Jonesboro ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Edmunds Store
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Edmunds Store is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Store
  • Octagon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Octagon is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
  • Lochleven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
  • Ordsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ordsburg is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordsburg
  • Forkland ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Forkland is located in Nottoway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
  • Irby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Irby is located in Nottoway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irby
  • Non Intervention ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Non Intervention is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non Intervention
  • Meredithville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Meredithville is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredithville
  • Oldenplace ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
  • Westboro ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Westboro is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
  • Sturgeonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sturgeonville is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeonville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Blackstone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Darvills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
    • Winnie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Winnie is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie

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

Newspapers Published in Barrows Store ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barrows Store.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barrows Store, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barrows Store.

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 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 Barrows Store:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Barrows Store, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barrows Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.