Welcome to Barstow ...

The city of Barstow is located in Fresno County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barstow, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated September 30, 1947.

Barstow is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Barstow lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Barstow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Barstow: This one is located in Fresno County and the other is located in San Bernardino County.

Beyond California, there are 7 communities that are also named Barstow - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Ontario, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Barstow ...

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

• Fresno
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
  • Fresno is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 530,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fresno <4>
• Clovis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
  • Clovis is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clovis <4>
• Madera
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madera
  • Madera is located in Madera County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madera <4>
• Kerman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerman
  • Kerman is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerman <4>
• San Joaquin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Joaquin
  • San Joaquin is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Joaquin <4>
• Highway City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highway City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway City
  • Highway City is located in Fresno County
• Floyd
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Floyd is located in Fresno County
• Pratton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratton
  • Pratton is located in Fresno County
• Rolinda
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolinda
  • Rolinda is located in Fresno County
• Muscatel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatel
  • Muscatel is located in Fresno County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barstow ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fresno County: www.co.fresno.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/