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Welcome to Barton ...

The city of Barton is located in Pierce County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Barton is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Barton: 701

Communities Also Named Barton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Barton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Idaho, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Barton ...

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

  • Rugby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rolette
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Towner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gardena
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Gardena is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Overly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Overly is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • Bantry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Berwick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Berwick is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Omemee ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Omemee is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omemee
  • Pleasant Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Lake is located in Benson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barton ...

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

Adding Barton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barton 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 Barton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Barton post office opened in 1893. The Barton post office closed in 1964.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barton.

Footnotes ...

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

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