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Welcome to Barbourville ...

Barbourville is located in Delaware County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Barbourville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

Barbourville is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Barbourville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Barbourville, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Barbourville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Barbourville - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Barbourville ...

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

  • Sidney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Sidney is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
  • Walton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
    • Walton is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <4>
  • Deposit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
    • Deposit is located in Broome County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <4>
  • Susquehanna Depot
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susquehanna Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
    • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
  • Bainbridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
    • Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <4>
  • Unadilla
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
    • Unadilla is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <4>
  • Hancock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Hancock is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
  • Windsor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Broome County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Afton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Afton is located in Chenango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <4>
  • Oakland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barbourville ...

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

Adding Barbourville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Barbourville post office opened in 1833.

We also found Barbourville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barbourville.

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barbourville - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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