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Welcome to Barryville ...

Barryville is located in Macon County<1>.


The location of Barryville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Barryville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Barryville is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Barryville lies within the (660) area code.

Communities Also Named Barryville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Barryville - they are located in Iowa, New Brunswick, New York and Ohio.

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

Communities near Barryville ...

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

  • Macon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Macon is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <4>
  • Marceline
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Salisbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Salisbury is located in Chariton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>
  • Huntsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Huntsville is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <4>
  • Bevier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
    • Bevier is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevier <4>
  • Bucklin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
    • Bucklin is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Atlanta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
    • Atlanta is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Callao
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cairo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Cairo is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • New Cambria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cambria
    • New Cambria is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cambria <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barryville ...

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

Adding Barryville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barryville 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 for Barryville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Barryville post office opened in 1872.

We also found Barryville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barryville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barryville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barryville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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