Barry Farms, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Overview of Barry Farms

• Name:
  Barry Farms
• Place Type:
  Unincorporated Populated Place
• Located In:
  Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  Located at Suitland Parkway and Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, SE.
• History (GNIS):
  This settlement was established by the Freedmans Bureau in 1865, two years after emancipation, and provided to the many freed slaves who came to Washington, low cost land and building supplies to help with the construction of houses, stores, roads and community buildings. (DC-T163/p251)
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:38.856501538° 51' 23.4"N

  Longitude:-76.991364476° 59' 28.9"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Buena Vista 0.6 mi. E
  • Forest Heights (Prince George's County, Maryland) 3.3 mi. S
  • Washington 3.3 mi. NW
  • Capitol Heights (Prince George's County, Maryland) 4.5 mi. NE
  • Alexandria City (Virginia) 4.7 mi. SW
  • Alexandria (Alexandria City, Virginia) 4.7 mi. SW
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Saint Elizabeths Hospital Cemeteries 0.6 mi. SE
  • Washington Hebrew Congregation 0.7 mi. SE
  • Rosewood 0.8 mi. E
  • Congressional 1.9 mi. NE
  • Lincoln Memorial (Prince George's County, Maryland) 2.3 mi. E
  • Washington National (Prince George's County, Maryland) 2.6 mi. E
  • Cedar Hill (Prince George's County, Maryland) 2.8 mi. E
  • Eastern 3 mi. N
  • Saint Barnabus (Prince George's County, Maryland) 3.1 mi. SE
  • Bnai Israel (Prince George's County, Maryland) 3.2 mi. SE
  • Woodlawn 3.5 mi. NE
  • Payne 3.7 mi. NE
• Elevation:
  51 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  407825573
• Updated Apr 19, 2020