Welcome to Barclay ...

Barclay is located in Osage County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barclay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Barclay is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Barclay lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Barclay lies within the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Barclay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Barclay - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Barclay ...

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

• Osage City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
  • Osage City is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage City <4>
• Carbondale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
• Lyndon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • Lyndon is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <4>
• Burlingame
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlingame have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
  • Burlingame is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Former name for Burlingame:
  • American Settlement
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <4>
• Lebo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
  • Lebo is located in Coffey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebo <4>
• Scranton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <4>
• Waverly
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Coffey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Quenemo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
  • Quenemo is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Quenemo has also been known as:
  • Quenemo Agency
• Melvern
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
  • Melvern is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Melvern has also been known as:
  • Melvin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <4>
• Hartford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <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 Barclay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barclay.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barclay ...

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

Adding Barclay to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Barclay post office opened in 1873.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barclay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Osage County: www.osageco.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/