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Welcome to Barnwell ...

Barnwell is located in Baldwin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barnwell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Barnwell is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Barnwell: 251

Communities Also Named Barnwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Barnwell - they are located in Alberta, California, Colorado and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Barnwell ...

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

  • Daphne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Fairhope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Foley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Foley is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,446 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <3>
  • Gulf Shores
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Spanish Fort
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Robertsdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Loxley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Summerdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Elberta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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 Barnwell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barnwell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barnwell ...

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

Adding Barnwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barnwell 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 (so far) for Barnwell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Barnwell post office opened in 1903. The Barnwell post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barnwell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Baldwin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barnwell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/