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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 Barrs (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 Barrs. 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 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.

Barrs is located in Roane 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 Roane County: Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha & Wirt.

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

  • Roane County     (The home county of Barrs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrs, with the one closest to Barrs listed first.
    • Spencer
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Triplett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Triplett is located in Roane County
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    • Millard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Millard is located in Roane County
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    • Reedy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Reedy is located in Roane County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Graux
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Graux is located in Roane County
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    • Rushville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Rushville is located in Roane County
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    • Flint Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Flint Town is located in Roane County
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    • Zona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Zona is located in Roane County
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    • Looneyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Roxalana
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Roxalana is located in Roane County
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    • Woodyard ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodyard is located in Roane County
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    • Walton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Braxton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrs, with the one closest to Barrs listed first.
    • Elmira
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Elmira is located in Braxton County
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    • Sleith ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Sleith is located in Braxton County
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    • Progress ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Progress is located in Braxton County
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    • Wilsie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Wilsie is located in Braxton County
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    • Clem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Clem is located in Braxton County
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    • Frametown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Frametown is located in Braxton County
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  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrs, with the one closest to Barrs listed first.
    • Rocksdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
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    • Pink
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Pink is located in Calhoun County
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    • Beech
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Beech is located in Calhoun County
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    • Hur
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Hur is located in Calhoun County
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    • Arnoldsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
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    • Orma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Orma is located in Calhoun County
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    • Big Bend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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    • Grantsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gomez ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Gomez is located in Calhoun County
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    • Russet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Russet is located in Calhoun County
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    • Oka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Oka is located in Calhoun County
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    • Freed
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Freed is located in Calhoun County
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  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrs, with the one closest to Barrs listed first.
    • Lydia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lydia is located in Clay County
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    • Porter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Porter is located in Clay County
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    • Dink
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dink is located in Clay County
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    • Procious
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Procious is located in Clay County
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    • Valley Fork
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Valley Fork is located in Clay County
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    • Bomont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bomont is located in Clay County
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    • Gould
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Gould is located in Clay County
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    • Elkhurst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Elkhurst is located in Clay County
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    • Ira
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ira is located in Clay County
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    • Spread
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Spread is located in Clay County
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    • Clay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartland is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Gilmer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrs, with the one closest to Barrs listed first.
    • Stumptown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
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    • Shock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Shock is located in Gilmer County
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    • Normantown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • De Kalb
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
    • Cedarville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
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    • Glenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Newberne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Newberne is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrs, with the one closest to Barrs listed first.
    • Liverpool
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Liverpool is located in Jackson County
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    • Garfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Garfield is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Meadowdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
    • Aplin ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Aplin is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
    • Hereford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Hereford is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
    • Statts Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
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    • Odaville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Odaville is located in Jackson County
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    • Fletcher
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fletcher is located in Jackson County
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    • Kentuck
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kentuck is located in Jackson County
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    • Sandyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Fairplain
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Fairplain is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
    • Ripley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Kanawha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrs, with the one closest to Barrs listed first.
    • Island Branch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
    • Wellford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Wellford is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
    • Clendenin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Reamer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Reamer is located in Kanawha County
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    • Aarons
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Aarons is located in Kanawha County
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    • Falling Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
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    • Sissonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Youngs Bottom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
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    • Legg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Legg is located in Kanawha County
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    • Elkview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Wills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Wills is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
    • Apgah ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Apgah is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrs, with the one closest to Barrs listed first.
    • Baden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Baden is located in Mason County
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    • Letart
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Letart is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrs, with the one closest to Barrs listed first.
    • Liberty
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Sigman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sigman is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
    • Paradise
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Paradise is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Ritchie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrs, with the one closest to Barrs listed first.
    • Oxbow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
    • Cisco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Cisco is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Rusk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Rusk is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Smithville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Smithville is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Cantwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
    • Petroleum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
    • Burnt House
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
    • Cokeleys
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
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    • Cairo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawford is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
    • Cornwallis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
    • Slab
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Slab is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
  • Wirt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrs, with the one closest to Barrs listed first.
    • Lucile
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Lucile is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
    • Creston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Creston is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Burning Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
    • Peewee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Peewee is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
    • Palestine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Palestine is located in Wirt County
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    • Elizabeth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Windy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Windy is located in Wirt County
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    • Newark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Newark is located in Wirt County
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    • Greencastle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Greencastle is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
    • Freeport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Freeport is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrs, with the one closest to Barrs listed first.
    • Slate
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Slate is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
    • Leachtown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Leachtown is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
    • Mineral Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
    • Mineral Wells
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Kanawha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Kanawha is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
    • Pleasant View
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant View is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Dallison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Dallison is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
    • Eli
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Eli is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
    • Wesley ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wesley is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
  • Meigs County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrs, with the one closest to Barrs listed first.
    • Portland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Spiller
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
    • Dorcas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
    • Letart Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
    • Plants
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
    • Bashan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
    • Racine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Racine is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Barrs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barrs.

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 Barrs - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Eventide Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Spencer Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ward Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Millerville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Depue Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Chrislip Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Beckley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wright Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tanner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (800 more) ...
    • Craig Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fox Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Miller Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 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.<4>

While we didn't find Barrs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barrs.

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

  • Spencer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Reedyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Reedyville is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
  • Triplett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Triplett is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
  • Millard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Millard is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
  • Peniel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Peniel is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
  • Schilling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Schilling is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schilling
  • Reedy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Reedy is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Clarence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarence is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Speed
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Speed is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
  • Walnut Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Seaman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Seaman is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
  • Zona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Zona is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
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    • Gandeeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Gandeeville is located in Roane County
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    • Buffalolick ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Buffalolick is located in Roane County
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    • Rocksdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barrs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barrs.

Newspapers Published in Barrs ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barrs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barrs, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barrs.

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 Barrs:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Barrs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Barrs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.