Welcome to Barnum ...

Barnum is located in Cattaraugus County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barnum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Barnum is 1,550 feet [472 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Barnum lies within the (716) area code.

Communities Also Named Barnum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Barnum - they are located in Alaska, Connecticut, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Barnum ...

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

• Olean
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
  • Olean is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <4>
• Bradford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Bradford is located in McKean County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <4>
• Salamanca
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salamanca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamanca
  • Salamanca is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salamanca <4>
• Port Allegany
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allegany
  • Port Allegany is located in McKean County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allegany <4>
• Allegany
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allegany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegany
  • Allegany is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegany <4>
• Smethport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smethport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smethport
  • Smethport is located in McKean County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smethport <4>
• Cuba
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
• Shinglehouse
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglehouse
  • Shinglehouse is located in Potter County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinglehouse <4>
• Bolivar
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Bolivar is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <4>
• Portville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville
  • Portville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <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 Barnum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barnum.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barnum ...

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

Adding Barnum to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Barnum post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barnum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/

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