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Welcome to Barkley ...

Barkley is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barkley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Barkley is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Barkley: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Barkley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Barkley - they are located in Delaware and Oregon.

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

Communities near Barkley ...

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

  • Quincy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Quincy is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,589 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <4>
  • Hannibal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Palmyra
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Monroe City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New London
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Payson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Payson is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <4>
  • Center
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hull
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hull is located in Pike County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <4>
  • Frankford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Plainville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barkley ...

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

Adding Barkley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barkley 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 (so far) for Barkley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barkley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barkley - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Barkley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Barkley 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.