Welcome to Barham ...
Barham is located in Vernon Parish<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Barham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Barham is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Barham lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Barham: 318 & 457<3>
Communities Also Named Barham ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Barham - they are located in Arkansas, North Carolina, Virginia and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Barham.
Communities near Barham ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barham.
- Leesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Many
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Llano
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anacoco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Florien
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florien have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florien
- Florien is located in Sabine Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florien <4>
- Fisher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Toro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
- Toro is located in Sabine Parish
- Corleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
- Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
- Kurthwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kurthwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurthwood
- Kurthwood is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kurthwood <4>
- Rock ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Rock is located in Sabine Parish
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 Barham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barham.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barham. 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 Barham.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barham. See our Newspapers Page for Barham.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barham ...
Looking for more information about Barham? 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 Barham, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Barham.
Adding Barham to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Barham in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Barham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Barham post office opened in 1902.
We also found Barham on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Barham.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Vernon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barham - 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Barham area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Barham area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |