Welcome to Barto ...

Barto is located in Berks County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barto, 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 1911.

Barto is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Barto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Barto - it's located in Mississippi.

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

Communities near Barto ...

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

• Allentown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <4>
• Reading
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>
• Pottstown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <4>
• Phoenixville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <4>
• Emmaus
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus
  • Emmaus is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmaus <4>
• Wyomissing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
  • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <4>
• Perkasie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
  • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <4>
• Quakertown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Quakertown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <4>
• Souderton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souderton
  • Souderton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souderton <4>
• Catasauqua
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
  • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <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 Barto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barto.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barto ...

Looking for more information about Barto? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Barto, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Barto.

Adding Barto to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barto 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 Barto was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barto.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/