Welcome to Barland ...

Barland is located in Claiborne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Barland is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Barland: (601) and (769)<4>

Communities near Barland ...

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

• Fayette
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <5>
• Port Gibson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson
  • Port Gibson is located in Claiborne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Gibson <5>
• Utica
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <5>
• Saint Elmo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
  • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
• Carlisle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
• Myles
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
  • Myles is located in Copiah County
• Red Lick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
  • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
• Willows
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
  • Willows is located in Claiborne County
• Carpenter
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Carpenter is located in Copiah County
• Rocky Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
  • Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne 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 Barland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barland ...

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

Adding Barland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barland 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 Barland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Barland post office opened in 1892.

We also found Barland on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/