Welcome to Barron ...
So far, we found very little information about Barron. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Barron to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Barron, please Contact Us.
Barron would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Barron, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Barron is 2,310 feet [704 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Barron is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Barron was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Barron was located: 541 & 458<4>
Communities Also Named Barron ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Barron - they are located in Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Washington and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Barron.
Websites for Barron ...
Junior League: www.jlojc.com/
Communities near Barron ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barron.
- Medford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Talent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phoenix
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colestin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Colestin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colestin
- Shale City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shale City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
- Hornbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bogus ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bogus is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogus
- Sterlingville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sterlingville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
- Ager
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ager is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ager
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 Barron. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barron.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barron. 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 Barron.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barron. See our Newspapers Page for Barron.
Adding Barron to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Barron in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Barron was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Barron post office opened in 1875. The Barron post office closed in 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Barron.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Barron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barron - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Barron area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Barron area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |