Barberville, Rhode Island

Barberville is a small village located primarily in the town of Hopkinton, but also extending into Richmond in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. Barberville is located to the north of Hopkinton's principal village, Hope Valley and uses Hope Valley's zip code, 02832.

History

Barberville has a short history. It was never an extremely populated village. It was the site of one of Hopkinton's original school districts.

Today, the only major road that passes through Barberville is Arcadia Road. The Wood River, which serves as the border between Hopkinton and Richmond, runs through Barberville and the Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association is headquartered in the village.^[1]

Personalities

Barberville is also the home to country music star Billy Gilman. He identifies as being from Hope Valley, because Barberville uses Hope Valley's zip code, but he actually grew up on the Richmond side of Barberville.

References

↑ "GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF ZONED LCT PEGMATITES, BARBERVILLE, RI" Geological Society of America. Retrieved 2015-7-19.

Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Rhode Island, United States

Towns	Charlestown Exeter Hopkinton Narragansett New Shoreham North Kingstown Richmond South Kingstown Westerly

Villages	Alton Arcadia Ashaway* Barberville Bethel Bradford* Burdickville Canonchet Carolina* Centerville Davisville Galilee Hamilton Hope Valley* Hopkinton City Jerusalem Kenyon Kingston* Lafayette Locustville Matunuck Misquamicut Moscow Narragansett Pier* Peace Dale Point Judith Quonochontaug Rockville Saunderstown Shannock Slocum South Hopkinton Usquepaug Wakefield Wakefield-Peacedale* Watch Hill* West Kingston Weekapaug* Wickford Wood River Junction Woodville Wyoming*

Coordinates: 41°32′27″N 71°41′48″W / 41.540825°N 71.696580°W / 41.540825; -71.696580

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