Welcome to Central Barren ...

Central Barren is located in Harrison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Central Barren, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Central Barren is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Central Barren: (812)

Communities near Central Barren ...

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

• Louisville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
• New Albany
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <4>
• Clarksville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Shively
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shively
  • Shively is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shively <4>
• Sellersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersburg
  • Sellersburg is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersburg <4>
• Salem
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Georgetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Corydon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
  • Corydon is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <4>
• New Pekin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
  • New Pekin is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
• Greenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Central Barren ...

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

Adding Central Barren to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Central Barren 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 Central Barren was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Central Barren post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Central Barren.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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