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Welcome to North Barnesboro ...

North Barnesboro is located in Cambria County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Barnesboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for North Barnesboro: N. Barnesboro

North Barnesboro is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for North Barnesboro: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near North Barnesboro ...

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

  • Indiana
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Ebensburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Nanty Glo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Patton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cresson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gallitzin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clymer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Loretto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hastings
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Carrolltown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Barnesboro ...

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

Adding North Barnesboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Barnesboro 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 North Barnesboro was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Barnesboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Cambria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Barnesboro - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the North Barnesboro area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the North Barnesboro 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.