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 elevation 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)
  • Hailey is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailey
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hailey <4>
• Ketchum
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ketchum is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchum
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ketchum <4>
• Bellevue
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bellevue is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
• Sun Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sun Valley is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun Valley <4>
• Broadford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Broadford is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
• Triumph
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Triumph is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph
• Elkhorn Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Elkhorn Village is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Village
• Doniphan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Doniphan is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
• Gannett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gannett is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gannett
• Magic City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Magic City is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City

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 (so far) for Barite was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barite.