Welcome to Barnard ...

Barnard is located in Madison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barnard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Barnard is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Barnard lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Barnard: (828)

Communities Also Named Barnard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Barnard - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Dakota and Vermont.

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

Communities near Barnard ...

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

• Woodfin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfin
  • Woodfin is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodfin <4>
• Weaverville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
  • Weaverville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaverville <4>
• West Myers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Myers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
  • West Myers is located in Cocke County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
• Mars Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Mars Hill is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <4>
• Marshall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• Hot Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Hot Springs is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <4>
• Water Fork Mill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Fork Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Fork Mill
  • Water Fork Mill is located in Greene County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 445 people
• Hurricane
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Hurricane is located in Madison County
• Rollins
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
  • Rollins is located in Madison County
• Spring Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in Madison County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barnard ...

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

Adding Barnard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Barnard post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barnard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/