Welcome to Barton ...

Barton is located in Deuel County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

Barton is 3,410 feet [1,039 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Barton is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Barton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Barton (for example, toward Wallace), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Barton is located in the (308) area code.

Communities Also Named Barton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Barton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Idaho, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (2), New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Barton ...

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

• Julesburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
  • Julesburg is located in Sedgwick County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Julesburg <4>
• Chappell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
  • Chappell is located in Deuel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chappell <4>
• Big Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Big Springs is located in Deuel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Springs <4>
• Brule
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule
  • Brule is located in Keith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brule <4>
• Ovid
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
  • Ovid is located in Sedgwick County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <4>
• Sedgwick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
  • Sedgwick is located in Sedgwick County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedgwick <4>
• Megeath
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Megeath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megeath
  • Megeath is located in Keith County
• Brandon
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Perkins County
• Lewellen
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewellen
  • Lewellen is located in Garden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewellen <4>
• Venango
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
  • Venango is located in Perkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venango <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 Barton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barton ...

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

Adding Barton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barton 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 Barton was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

We also found Barton mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Deuel County: www.co.deuel.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/