Welcome to Barnes Mill ...
Barnes Mill is located in Hampshire County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Barnes Mill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for Barnes Mill: Barnes Ml. (or less commonly used: Barnes Mll.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Barnes Mill for more information about variations on the name of Barnes Mill.
Barnes Mill is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Barnes Mill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Barnes Mill: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Barnes Mill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barnes Mill.
- Keyser
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Romney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Paw Paw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Capon Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wardensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Higginsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Higginsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Vance
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Vance is located in Hampshire County
- Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Points is located in Hampshire County
- Ritters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County
- Slanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire 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 Barnes Mill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barnes Mill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barnes Mill. 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 Barnes Mill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barnes Mill. See our Newspapers Page for Barnes Mill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barnes Mill ...
Looking for more information about Barnes Mill? 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 Barnes Mill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Barnes Mill.
Adding Barnes Mill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Barnes Mill 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 Barnes Mill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Barnes Mill.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Hampshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barnes Mill - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Barnes Mill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Barnes Mill 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |