Around Barren Creek ...
The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Charleston. It is located about 20 miles [32 km] to the southwest of Barren Creek. Charleston has a population of 45,900 people.<1>.
The next largest community is South Charleston.
It is located about 24 miles [ km] to the west of Barren Creek and has a population of 12,000 people.
Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Barren Creek, with the nearest first.
- Clendenin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Procious
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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- Procious is located in Clay County
- Reamer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reamer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Pigeon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Falling Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Elkhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Youngs Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Three Mile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Valley Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
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- Clay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elkview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Elkview is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkview <2>
- Hartland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Pinch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Pinch is located in Kanawha County
- Aarons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Island Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
For more communities neighboring Barren Creek, please visit our County-by-County Page for Barren Creek.
Kanawha County ...
Barren Creek is located in Kanawha County<4>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kanawha County: Boone, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Lincoln, Nicholas, Putnam, Raleigh & Roane.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barren Creek ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Barren Creek.
Airports Near Barren Creek ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<5> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Barren Creek and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Barren Creek.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of West Virginia:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barren Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Barren Creek. |
<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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<4> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Kanawha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<5> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Barren Creek), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |