Welcome to Barnes ...
So far, we found very little information about Barnes. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Barnes to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Barnes, please Contact Us.
Barnes would have been located within present day White Pine County<2>.
The location of Barnes has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Barnes was founded in 1902.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Barnes is 5,860 feet [1,786 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Barnes is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Barnes was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Barnes would have been located in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Barnes ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Barnes - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (3), Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Barnes.
Communities near Barnes ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barnes.
- Preston ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Preston is located in White Pine County
- Willow Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in White Pine County
- Lund
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Lund is located in White Pine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lund <5>
- Gold Point ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Gold Point is located in Nye County
- Copper Flat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Flat
- Copper Flat is located in White Pine County
- Ruth
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Ruth is located in White Pine County
- Ruth has also been known as:
- New Ruth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruth <5>
- Eberhardt ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Ely
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Ely is located in White Pine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,014 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <5>
- Keystone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Lane City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane City
- Lane City is located in White Pine County
- Former name for Lane City:
- Mineral City
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 Barnes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barnes.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barnes. 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 Barnes.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barnes. See our Newspapers Page for Barnes.
Adding Barnes to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Barnes 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 Barnes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Barnes post office opened in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Barnes.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for White Pine County: www.co.white-pine.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.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 Barnes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including White Pine, 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 Barnes - 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/ |