Welcome to Barnumton ...

Barnumton is located in Camden County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barnumton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

Barnumton is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Barnumton ...

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

• Osage Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Beach
  • Osage Beach is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage Beach <4>
• Camdenton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camdenton
  • Camdenton is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camdenton <4>
• Four Seasons
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
  • Four Seasons is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
  • Four Seasons has also been known as:
  • Village of Four Seasons
• Lake Ozark
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ozark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ozark
  • Lake Ozark is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ozark <4>
• Laurie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurie
  • Laurie is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurie <4>
• Sunrise Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
  • Sunrise Beach is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise Beach <4>
• Lakeland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
  • Lakeland is located in Miller County
• Linn Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Creek
  • Linn Creek is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn Creek <4>
• Macks Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Creek
  • Macks Creek is located in Camden County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macks Creek <4>
• Preston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <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 Barnumton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barnumton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barnumton ...

Looking for more information about Barnumton? 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 Barnumton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Barnumton.

Adding Barnumton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Barnumton post office opened in 1867.

We also found Barnumton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barnumton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/