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Welcome to Barton ...

Barton is located in Deuel County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

Barton is 3,410 feet [1,039 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Barton is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Barton (for example, toward Wallace), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Barton: 308

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), New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, 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.

  • Julesburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chappell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Big Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Brule
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Ovid
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
    • Ovid is located in Sedgwick County (CO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <3>
  • Sedgwick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
    • Sedgwick is located in Sedgwick County (CO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedgwick <3>
  • Megeath
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Megeath have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megeath
    • Megeath is located in Keith County
  • Brandon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
    • Brandon is located in Perkins County
  • Lewellen
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Venango
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
    • Venango is located in Perkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venango <3>

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 for Barton was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

We also found Barton mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Deuel, 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>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.