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Welcome to Barryville ...

Barryville is located in Sullivan County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Barryville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

Barryville is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Barryville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Barryville - they are located in Iowa, Missouri, New Brunswick and Ohio.

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

Communities near Barryville ...

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

  • Port Jervis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Monticello
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Honesdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Matamoras
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
    • Matamoras is located in Pike County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matamoras <4>
  • Hawley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
    • Hawley is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <4>
  • Otisville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
    • Otisville is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <4>
  • Milford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pond Eddy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
    • Pond Eddy is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pond Eddy <4>
  • Rowland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Masthope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
    • Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barryville ...

Looking for more information about Barryville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Barryville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Barryville.

Adding Barryville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Barryville post office opened in 1831.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barryville.

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

The official website for Sullivan County: www.co.sullivan.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 Sullivan, 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 Barryville - 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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