Welcome to Barnes Corners ...

Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barnes Corners, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for Barnes Corners: Barnes Cors.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Barnes Corners for more information about variations on the name of Barnes Corners.

Barnes Corners is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Barnes Corners lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Barnes Corners is within the (315) area code.

The ZIP code for Barnes Corners: 13626<3>

Communities Also Named Barnes Corners ...

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

Communities near Barnes Corners ...

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

• Watertown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Watertown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watertown <4>
• Lowville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
  • Lowville is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowville <4>
• Carthage
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• West Carthage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
  • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
• Adams
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <4>
• Sackets Harbor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackets Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackets Harbor
  • Sackets Harbor is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sackets Harbor <4>
• Black River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River
  • Black River is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black River <4>
• Brownville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
  • Brownville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownville <4>
• Dexter
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
• Copenhagen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
  • Copenhagen is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copenhagen <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 Barnes Corners. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barnes Corners.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barnes Corners ...

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

Adding Barnes Corners to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Barnes Corners post office opened in 1850.

We also found Barnes Corners in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barnes Corners.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lewis County: www.lewiscountyny.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/