Welcome to Barre Plains ...
Barre Plains is located in Worcester County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Barre Plains, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
A typical abbreviation for Barre Plains: Barre Plns.
Barre Plains is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Barre Plains lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Barre Plains ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barre Plains.
- Worcester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Worcester
- From Barre Plains to Worcester
- Gardner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gardner
- From Barre Plains to Gardner
- Holden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Holden is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Holden
- From Barre Plains to Holden
- Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Belchertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belchertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Belchertown
- From Barre Plains to Belchertown
- Charlton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Palmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Palmer
- From Barre Plains to Palmer
- Spencer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,898 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Spencer
- From Barre Plains to Spencer
- Athol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Athol is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Athol
- From Barre Plains to Athol
- Leicester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Barre Plains. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barre Plains.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barre Plains. 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 Barre Plains.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barre Plains. See our Newspapers Page for Barre Plains.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barre Plains ...
Looking for more information about Barre Plains? 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 Barre Plains, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Barre Plains.
Adding Barre Plains to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Barre Plains 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 Barre Plains was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Barre Plains post office opened in 1851.
We also found Barre Plains in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Barre Plains.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barre Plains. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barre Plains - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |