Welcome to Barite ...

Barite is located in Missoula County<1>.

Barite is 3,720 feet [1,134 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Barite is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Barite: 406

Communities Also Named Barite ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Barite - it's located in Idaho.

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

Communities near Barite ...

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

• Garnet ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Garnet is located in Granite County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
• Stump Town ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stump Town is located in Granite County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
• Beartown ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beartown is located in Granite County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
• Reynolds City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Reynolds City is located in Powell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds City
• Ovando
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Ovando is located in Powell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovando
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovando <3>
• Seeley Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Seeley Lake is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seeley Lake <3>
• Bearmouth ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Bearmouth is located in Granite County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearmouth
• Clinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Clinton is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <3>
• Bonner
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Bonner is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonner <3>
• Piltzville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Piltzville is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piltzville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barite ...

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

Adding Barite to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barite 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 (so far) for Barite was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barite.