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Welcome to Barrett ...

Barrett is located in Rapides Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barrett, 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.

Barrett is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Barrett: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Barrett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Barrett - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California (2), Georgia, Indiana, Kansas (2), Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Barrett ...

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

  • Alexandria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pineville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ball
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <4>
  • Colfax
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodworth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Boyce
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pollock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dry Prong
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Creola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Creola is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Creola has also been known as:
    • Creola village
  • Weil
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Weil is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barrett ...

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

Adding Barrett to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barrett.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barrett - 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 Barrett area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Barrett 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.