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Welcome to Barnerville ...

Barnerville is located in Schoharie County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Barnerville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

Barnerville is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Barnerville: (518)

Communities near Barnerville ...

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

  • Cobleskill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fort Plain
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
    • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <4>
  • Canajoharie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
    • Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <4>
  • Altamont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
    • Altamont is located in Albany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <4>
  • Middleburgh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Summit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Schoharie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <4>
  • Richmondville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Schoharie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoharie
    • Schoharie is located in Schoharie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schoharie <4>
  • Fultonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonville
    • Fultonville is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultonville <4>
  • Palatine Bridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palatine Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine Bridge
    • Palatine Bridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatine Bridge <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barnerville ...

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

Adding Barnerville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Barnerville post office opened in 1844.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barnerville.

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

The official website for Schoharie County: www.schohariecounty-ny.gov/

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 Schoharie, 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 Barnerville - 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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