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Welcome to Barnard ...

Barnard is located in Piscataquis County<1>.

The pronunciation of Barnard: BAR-nard<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barnard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Barnard is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Barnard lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Barnard: 207

Communities Also Named Barnard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Barnard - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Dakota and Vermont.

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

Communities near Barnard ...

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

  • Dover - Foxcroft
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Milo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Milo is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <4>
  • Charleston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Charleston is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
  • Guilford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sangerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Brownville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Garland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Garland is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Parkman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Abbot
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Abbot is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbot <4>
  • Lagrange
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Barnard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barnard.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barnard ...

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

Adding Barnard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barnard 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 Barnard was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barnard.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Piscataquis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Barnard. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barnard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.