Welcome to Barren ...
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.
Barren was located in the Missouri Ozarks.
Barren would have been located within present day Carter County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Barren, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Barren is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Barren was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Barren was located: 573 & 235<4>
Communities near Barren ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barren.
- Doniphan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ellsinore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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 Barren. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barren.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barren. 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 Barren.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barren. See our Newspapers Page for Barren.
Adding Barren to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Barren 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 Barren was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Barren post office opened in 1887. The Barren post office closed in 1932.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Barren.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Carter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barren - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Barren area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Barren area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |