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Welcome to Baron ...

Baron is located in Adair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Baron, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Baron is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Baron lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Baron: 918 & 539<3>

Communities near Baron ...

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

  • Siloam Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Tahlequah
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Prairie Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Stilwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln is located in Washington County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
  • Westville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • West Siloam Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Watts
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Christie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Christie is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
  • Fairfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fairfield is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baron ...

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

Adding Baron to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baron 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 (so far) for Baron was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Baron post office opened in 1895. The Baron post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baron.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Adair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baron - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 918 code has been Overlayed with the 539 area code. New phone numbers in the Baron area will be assigned with one of these codes: 918 or 539. As a result, placing a call in the Baron area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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