Welcome to Barber ...

Barber is located in Golden Valley County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barber, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Barber is 3,730 feet [1,137 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Barber is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Barber lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Barber is located in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Barber ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Barber - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (3), California, Idaho, Kansas (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Barber ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Barber.

• Ryegate
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryegate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate
  • Ryegate is located in Golden Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryegate <4>
• Shawmut
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
  • Shawmut is located in Wheatland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawmut <4>
• Hedgesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
  • Hedgesville is located in Wheatland County
• Lavina
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavina
  • Lavina is located in Golden Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavina <4>
• Harlowton
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlowton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlowton
  • Harlowton is located in Wheatland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlowton <4>
• Rapelje
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapelje
  • Rapelje is located in Stillwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapelje <4>
• Broadview
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
  • Broadview is located in Yellowstone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadview <4>
• Judith Gap
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judith Gap
  • Judith Gap is located in Wheatland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Judith Gap <4>
• Melville
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
  • Melville is located in Sweet Grass County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melville <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 Barber. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barber.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barber ...

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

Adding Barber to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Barber post office opened in 1910.

We also found Barber on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barber.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/