Welcome to Barnes ...
Barnes is located in Leake County<1>.
The location of Barnes has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Barnes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Barnes is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Barnes lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Barnes: (601) and (769)<4>
Websites for Barnes ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.leakems.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Barnes, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Barnes ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Barnes - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (3), Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Barnes.
Communities near Barnes ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barnes.
- Kosciusko
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
- Kosciusko is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosciusko <5>
- Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Carthage is located in Leake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <5>
- Ethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Sallis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
- Sallis is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <5>
- Redwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Saint Ann
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Vowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Zemuly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Laurel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Barnes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barnes.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barnes. 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 Barnes.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barnes. See our Newspapers Page for Barnes.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barnes ...
Looking for more information about Barnes? 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 Barnes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Barnes.
Adding Barnes to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Barnes 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 Barnes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Barnes post office opened in 1899.
We also found Barnes on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Barnes.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barnes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Leake, 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 Barnes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601). |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |