Welcome to Barrows ...

Barrows is located in Crow Wing County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barrows, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Barrows is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Barrows lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Barrows ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Barrows - they are located in Manitoba and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Barrows.

Communities near Barrows ...

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

• Brainerd
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
  • Brainerd is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brainerd <4>
• Baxter
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <4>
• Crosby
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
  • Crosby is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <4>
• Pequot Lakes
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequot Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Lakes
  • Pequot Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pequot Lakes <4>
• Nisswa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nisswa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisswa
  • Nisswa is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisswa <4>
• Lake Shore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
  • Lake Shore is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Shore <4>
• East Gull Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gull Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gull Lake
  • East Gull Lake is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Gull Lake <4>
• Motley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
  • Motley is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Motley <4>
• Randall
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
  • Randall is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randall <4>
• Ironton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Ironton is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <4>

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 Barrows. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barrows.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barrows. 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 Barrows.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barrows ...

Looking for more information about Barrows? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Barrows, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Barrows.

Adding Barrows to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barrows 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 Barrows was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Barrows post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barrows.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Crow Wing County: www.co.crow-wing.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/