Welcome to Barren ...
So far, we found very little information about Barren. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Barren to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Barren, please Contact Us.
Barren was located in the Missouri Ozarks.
Barren would have been located within present day Carter County<2>.
The location of Barren has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Barren, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Barren is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Barren was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Barren once stood is in the (573) area code.
Communities near Barren ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barren.
- Doniphan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Doniphan is located in Ripley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <5>
- Van Buren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Van Buren is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <5>
- Ellsinore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsinore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsinore
- Ellsinore is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsinore <5>
- Grandin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Bennett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Bennett is located in Ripley County
- Bardley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Chicopee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Chicopee is located in Carter County
- Fremont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Briar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Ponder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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 Barren. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barren.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barren. 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 Barren.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barren. See our Newspapers Page for Barren.
Adding Barren to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Barren in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Barren was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Barren post office opened in 1887.
We also found Barren in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Barren.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Barren, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Carter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barren - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |