Welcome to Barce ...

Barce is located in Benton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barce, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Barce is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Barce (for example, toward Wellington (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Barce: 765

Communities near Barce ...

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

• Kentland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
  • Kentland is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentland <4>
• Otterbein
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterbein have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein
  • Otterbein is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otterbein <4>
• Oxford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Remington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
  • Remington is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <4>
• Goodland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
  • Goodland is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodland <4>
• Wolcott
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
  • Wolcott is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <4>
• Brook
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook
  • Brook is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brook <4>
• Sheldon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Sheldon is located in Iroquois County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <4>
• Boswell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
  • Boswell is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <4>
• Earl Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
  • Earl Park is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 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 Barce. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barce.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barce ...

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

Adding Barce to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barce 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 Barce was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Barce post office opened in 1897.

We also found Barce on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barce.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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