NC Gazetteer

Barber

Also known as: Barber Junction, Barber's Junction
A community in Rowan County
… community in W Rowan County. Two lines of the railroad cross there, hence sometimes called Barber's Junction. Named either for W. P. Barber, from whom the railroad purchased land for the station, or for R. L. Barber, first postmaster. Alt. 752.