Welcome to Barrett ...

Barrett is located in Umatilla County<1>.

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

Time Zone: Barrett lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Barrett: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named Barrett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Barrett - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California (2), Georgia, Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Barrett ...

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

• Walla Walla
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Walla Walla is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walla Walla <4>
• College Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • College Place is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Place
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Place <4>
• Milton - Freewater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Milton - Freewater is located in Umatilla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton - Freewater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton - Freewater <4>
• Athena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Athena is located in Umatilla County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athena <4>
• Weston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Weston is located in Umatilla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <4>
• Adams
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Adams is located in Umatilla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <4>
• Helix
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Helix is located in Umatilla County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <4>
• Blue Mountain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Mountain is located in Umatilla County
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• Spofford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Spofford is located in Umatilla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spofford
• Mojonnier
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mojonnier is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojonnier

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barrett ...

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

Adding Barrett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barrett 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 Barrett was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barrett.