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Welcome to Barmen ...

Barmen is located in Ascension Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barmen, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Barmen is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Barmen: 225

Communities near Barmen ...

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

  • Gonzales
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Donaldsonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Gabriel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Gramercy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lutcher
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lutcher is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutcher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutcher <3>
  • Sorrento
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • White Castle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Killian
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Killian is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
  • French Settlement
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Port Vincent
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 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 Barmen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barmen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barmen ...

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

Adding Barmen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barmen 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 Barmen was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barmen.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Ascension, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barmen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.