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Welcome to Bargerton ...

Bargerton is located in Henderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bargerton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Bargerton is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bargerton: 731

Communities near Bargerton ...

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

  • Lavinia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ledbetter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
  • Lawrence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lawrence is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
  • Lexington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Medina
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Huntingdon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jacks Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Atwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Atwood is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Chesterfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
  • Darden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Darden is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 399 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 Bargerton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bargerton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bargerton ...

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

Adding Bargerton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bargerton 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 Bargerton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bargerton post office opened in 1884. The Bargerton post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bargerton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Henderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bargerton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/