Welcome to Barryton ...

The village of Barryton is located in Mecosta County<1>.

The location of Barryton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barryton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Barryton has a population of 355 people<3> (see below for details).

Barryton is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Barryton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Barryton is within the boundaries of the (989) area code.

The ZIP code for Barryton: 49305<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Barryton had an population of 355 people (or a decrease of 6.82% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Barryton had a population of 355 people. This makes Barryton the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 355 people, the population of Barryton decreased 6.82% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 381 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Barryton.

Communities near Barryton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barryton.

• Big Rapids
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rapids
  • Big Rapids is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Rapids <6>
• Clare
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
  • Clare is located in Clare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clare <6>
• Evart
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
  • Evart is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evart <6>
• Lake Isabella
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
  • Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Lake Isabella has also been known as:
  • Lake Isabella village
• Farwell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
  • Farwell is located in Clare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <6>
• Mecosta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecosta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecosta
  • Mecosta is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mecosta <6>
• Rosebush
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebush
  • Rosebush is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebush <6>
• Hersey
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hersey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
  • Hersey is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hersey <6>
• Stanwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwood
  • Stanwood is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanwood <6>
• Brinton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinton
  • Brinton is located in Isabella County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Barryton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barryton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barryton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barryton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barryton. See our Newspapers Page for Barryton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barryton ...

Looking for more information about Barryton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Barryton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Barryton.

Adding Barryton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barryton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Barryton was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Barryton in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Barryton post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barryton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barryton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mecosta County: www.co.mecosta.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/