Welcome to Barnumton ...

Barnumton is located in Camden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barnumton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.

Barnumton is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Barnumton ...

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

• Osage Beach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Osage Beach is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage Beach <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Osage Beach
  • From Barnumton to Osage Beach
• Camdenton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Camdenton is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camdenton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camdenton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Camdenton
  • From Barnumton to Camdenton
• Four Seasons
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Seasons is located in Camden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
  • Four Seasons has also been known as:
  • Village of Four Seasons
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Four Seasons
  • From Barnumton to Four Seasons
• Lake Ozark
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Ozark is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ozark
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ozark <3>
• Laurie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurie is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurie <3>
• Sunrise Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunrise Beach is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise Beach <3>
• Lakeland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeland is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
• Linn Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Linn Creek is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn Creek <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Linn Creek
  • From Barnumton to Linn Creek
• Macks Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Macks Creek is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Creek
  • Estimated population in 2012: 243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macks Creek <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Macks Creek
  • From Barnumton to Macks Creek
• Preston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Preston is located in Hickory County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barnumton ...

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

Adding Barnumton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barnumton 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 Barnumton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Barnumton post office opened in 1867. The Barnumton post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barnumton.