Welcome to Barclay ...

Barclay is located in Trumbull County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barclay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Barclay is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Barclay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Barclay - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Barclay ...

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

• Warren
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <3>
• Hermitage
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <3>
• Sharon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <3>
• Grove City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <3>
• Cortland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <3>
• Greenville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,177 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
• Farrell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrell
  • Farrell is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farrell <3>
• Sharpsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
  • Sharpsville is located in Mercer County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsville <3>
• Orwell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
  • Orwell is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orwell <3>
• Roaming Shores
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaming Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
  • Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 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 Barclay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barclay.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barclay ...

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

Adding Barclay to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Barclay post office opened in 1887.

We also found Barclay in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barclay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Trumbull County: www.co.trumbull.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/