Welcome to Barkada ...
Barkada is located in Drew County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Barkada, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
Barkada is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Barkada lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Barkada: 870 & 327<3>
Communities near Barkada ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barkada.
- Monticello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Drew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Monticello
- From Barkada to Monticello
- Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <4>
- Star City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Star City is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,013 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star City <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Star City
- From Barkada to Star City
- Wilmar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wilmar
- From Barkada to Wilmar
- Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rose Hill
- From Barkada to Rose Hill
- Rye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rye
- From Barkada to Rye
- Annover ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Pansy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pansy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pansy
- From Barkada to Pansy
- Cornerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cornerville
- From Barkada to Cornerville
- Orlando
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orlando. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Orlando
- From Barkada to Orlando
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 Barkada. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barkada.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barkada. 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 Barkada.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barkada. See our Newspapers Page for Barkada.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barkada ...
Looking for more information about Barkada? 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 Barkada, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Barkada.
Adding Barkada to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Barkada 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 Barkada was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Barkada post office opened in 1857.
We also found Barkada on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Barkada.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barkada. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Drew, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barkada - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Barkada area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Barkada area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |