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Welcome to Barton ...

So far, we found very little information about Barton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Barton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Barton, please Contact Us.


Barton would have been located within present day Bernalillo County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Barton is 6,740 feet [2,054 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Barton is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Barton was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Barton was located: 505

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 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.

  • Edgewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Moriarty
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tijeras
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Sandia Knolls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandia Knolls is located in Bernalillo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandia Knolls
  • Canoncito
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Canoncito is located in Bernalillo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoncito
  • Cedar Crest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ponderosa Pine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ponderosa Pine is located in Bernalillo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Pine
  • Sandia Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • San Pedro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • San Pedro is located in Santa Fe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Barton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Bernalillo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.