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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Barren. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Barren to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Barren, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Barren (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Barren. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Barren is historic, it would have been located within present day Carter County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carter County: Butler, Oregon, Reynolds, Ripley, Shannon & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Barren. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barren:
- Carter County (The home county of Barren)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barren, with the one closest to Barren listed first.
- Grandin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grandin is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Chicopee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chicopee is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Fremont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Van Buren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ellsinore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oregon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barren, with the one closest to Barren listed first.
- Calm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Calm is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
- Woodside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Woodside is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Alton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Couch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Thomasville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Thomasville is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Corona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corona is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Jeff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jeff is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Reynolds County
- Ellington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barren, with the one closest to Barren listed first.
- Bennett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bennett is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Bardley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bardley is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
- Briar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Briar is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Ponder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ponder is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
- Gatewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gatewood is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Doniphan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdealing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Gamburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Oxly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Current View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Current View is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Naylor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Shannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barren, with the one closest to Barren listed first.
- Winona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Birch Tree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eminence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barren, with the one closest to Barren listed first.
- Mill Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Williamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Piedmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dees Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dees Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Town
- Clay County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barren, with the one closest to Barren listed first.
- Current View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Current View is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Success
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Success is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Randolph County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barren, with the one closest to Barren listed first.
- Elm Store
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elm Store is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Store
- Supply
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Supply is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
- Warm Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Warm Springs is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Middlebrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Middlebrook is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Dalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Maynard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Spring Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Antioch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Hamil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hamil is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamil
- Ingram
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ingram is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Ingram has also been known as:
- Gooberhull
- Spikes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spikes is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spikes
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barren, see our County-by-County Page for Barren.
Cemeteries Near Barren ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barren.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Barren - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barren covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barren, with the one closest to Barren listed first.
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ponder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eastwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hannars Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hufstedler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bennett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chilton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Poca Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kelley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Highland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bardley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grandin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Barren itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barren, with the one closest to Barren listed first.
- Bennett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bennett is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Chilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chilton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Wilderness
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wilderness is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Grandin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grandin is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Hunter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Chicopee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chicopee is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Pleasant Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Van Buren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brawley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brawley is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley
- Ponder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ponder is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
- Gatewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gatewood is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Doniphan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Low Wassie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Low Wassie is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Wassie
- Greer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Greer is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Tucker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tucker is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barren. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barren.
Newspapers Published in Barren ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barren.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barren, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barren.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Barren:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Carter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Oregon County
- Reynolds County
- Ripley County
- Shannon County
- Wayne County
- Clay County
- Randolph County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Barren, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barren) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |