Do you know of Barrington ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Barrington. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Barrington.<1>
Our sources for Barrington (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Barrington other than they indicate that Barrington would be found somewhere in Camden County, New Jersey.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1911.
Communities Also Named Barrington ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Barrington.
Within New Jersey, the name Barrington is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Barrington [Los Angeles County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Barrington [Hillsborough County].
- Georgia
- Houston County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Barrington [Houston County].
- Newton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Barrington [Newton County].
- Illinois
- Cook County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Barrington [Cook County].
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Barrington [Baltimore County].
- New Hampshire
- Strafford County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Barrington [Strafford County].
- New York
- Yates County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Barrington [Yates County].
- Nova Scotia
- Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Barrington.
- Quebec
- Please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Barrington.
- Rhode Island
- Bristol County
- Please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Barrington [Bristol County].
- California
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Barrington ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Barrington:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Barrington - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned
North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)
George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.
Shell Oil Road Map for New Jersey (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company
More Orphans in Camden County ...
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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Camden County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Barrington could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |