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Welcome to Barretts ...

Barretts is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barretts, 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.

Barretts is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Barretts ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Barretts - they are located in Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana and Virginia.

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

Communities near Barretts ...

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

  • Saint Louis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Saint Charles
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Saint Peters
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Florissant
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
    • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
  • Chesterfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wildwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <3>
  • University City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • University City is located in Saint Louis City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
  • Ballwin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
    • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <3>
  • Granite City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Kirkwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barretts ...

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

Adding Barretts to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barretts.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Louis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barretts - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.