Welcome to Barrettsville ...

Barrettsville is located in Dawson County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Barrettsville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barrettsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

Barrettsville is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Barrettsville: (706) & (762)<4>

Communities Also Named Barrettsville ...

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

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

Communities near Barrettsville ...

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

• Gainesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <5>
• Gainesville Mills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
  • Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
• Milton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
• Sugar Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Sugar Hill is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Hill <5>
• Buford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Buford is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buford <5>
• Gaines Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaines Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
  • Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
• Flowery Branch
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery Branch
  • Flowery Branch is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowery Branch <5>
• Dahlonega
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
  • Dahlonega is located in Lumpkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlonega <5>
• Cumming
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumming
  • Cumming is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumming <5>
• Lake Union Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Union Hill
  • Lake Union Hill is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 4,839 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barrettsville ...

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

Adding Barrettsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barrettsville 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 Barrettsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Barrettsville post office opened in 1835.

We also found Barrettsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barrettsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dawson County: www.dawsoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/