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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Barlow. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Barlow to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Barlow, please Contact Us.
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 Barlow (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 Barlow. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Barlow is historic, it would have been located within present day Kanawha County.
To see how the shape of West 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 Kanawha County: Boone, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Lincoln, Nicholas, Putnam, Raleigh & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Barlow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barlow:
- Kanawha County (The home county of Barlow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow, with the one closest to Barlow listed first.
- Airport Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Airport Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Airport Village has also been known as:
- Airport
- Big Chimney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Big Chimney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney
- Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Ruffner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Ruffner is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ruffner
- Pinch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pinch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch
- Jarretts Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Kanawha City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- Elk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elk is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Legg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Elkview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Malden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coal Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fork
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow, with the one closest to Barlow listed first.
- Dartmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dartmont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmont
- Grippe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grippe is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grippe
- Rumble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rumble is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Ashford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Bloomingrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bloomingrose is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingrose
- Racine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Racine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Brushton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brushton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton
- Comfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Johns
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Johns is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
- Easly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Easly is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easly
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow, with the one closest to Barlow listed first.
- Culloden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Calhoun County
- Oka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow, with the one closest to Barlow listed first.
- Porter
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Bomont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Procious
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Elkhurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Hartland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Valley Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Clay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spread
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Gould
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Dink
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow, with the one closest to Barlow listed first.
- Cannelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Montgomery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Smithers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kimberly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Mount Carbon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Powellton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Elkridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elkridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- Falls View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Gauley Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McDunn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- Romont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow, with the one closest to Barlow listed first.
- Romance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Fletcher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Kentuck
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Kenna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Statts Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Fairplain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Hereford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Ripley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow, with the one closest to Barlow listed first.
- Alum Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Priestley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Sod
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Garretts Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Tango
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- East ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Yawkey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Alkol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Sweetland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Hamlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Portersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Palermo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow, with the one closest to Barlow listed first.
- Grimms Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Arbuckle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Upland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Upland is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Southside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow, with the one closest to Barlow listed first.
- Dixie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Beech Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow, with the one closest to Barlow listed first.
- Poca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Morgans Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Bancroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Paradise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Scott Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Red House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Teays Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Teays Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Raleigh County
- Packsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow, with the one closest to Barlow listed first.
- Cicerone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Walton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kester ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Pigeon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Zona
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Looneyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Roxalana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Graux
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barlow, see our County-by-County Page for Barlow.
Cemeteries Near Barlow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barlow.
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 Barlow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barlow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barlow, with the one closest to Barlow listed first.
- Newhouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hanson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lacy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lacy Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the east of Charleston.
- The Lacy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lacy Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2547681 <3>
- Prouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westfall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Hills Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Hills Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elk Hills Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Big Chimney.
- The Elk Hills Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Copen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #175397 <3>
- Layne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swannor Watts Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hunt - Donnally Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (712 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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.
While we didn't find Barlow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barlow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barlow, with the one closest to Barlow listed first.
- Mink ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mink is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink
- Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Ruffner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Ruffner is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ruffner
- Kanawha City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- Legg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Malden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jarrett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrett is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Mound ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mound is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Davis Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Creek
- Pocatalico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pocatalico is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocatalico
- Aarons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Spring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Coco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- Rocky Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Sissonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barlow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barlow.
Newspapers Published in Barlow ...
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 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barlow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barlow, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barlow.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Barlow:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Kanawha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Fayette County
- Jackson County
- Lincoln County
- Mason County
- Nicholas County
- Putnam County
- Raleigh County
- Roane County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Barlow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barlow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |