Welcome to Barite ...
Barite is located in Blaine County<1>.
Barite is 5,440 feet [1,658 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Barite is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Barite lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Barite: 208 & 986<3>
Communities Also Named Barite ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Barite - it's located in Montana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Barite.
Communities near Barite ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barite.
- Hailey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hailey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailey
- Hailey is located in Blaine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hailey <5>
- Ketchum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchum
- Ketchum is located in Blaine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ketchum <5>
- Bellevue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Blaine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
- Sun Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Blaine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,503 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun Valley <5>
- Broadford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Broadford is located in Blaine County
- Triumph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Elkhorn Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Village
- Elkhorn Village is located in Blaine County
- Gannett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gannett
- Gannett is located in Blaine County
- Magic City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magic City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
- Magic City is located in Blaine County
- Boulder ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Boulder is located in Blaine County
- Boulder has also been known as:
- Boulder Basin
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 Barite. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barite.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barite. 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 Barite.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barite. See our Newspapers Page for Barite.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barite ...
Looking for more information about Barite? 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 Barite, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Barite.
Adding Barite to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Barite 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 Barite was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950).
We also found Barite in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Barite.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barite. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Blaine County: www.co.blaine.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Blaine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barite - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Barite area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Barite area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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. |