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Barclay is located

Barclay is located in Falls County<1>.


The location of Barclay has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Barclay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Barclay is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Barclay is within the (254) area code.

Communities Also Named Barclay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Barclay - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Barclay ...

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

  • Temple
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cameron
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Troy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Bell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,191 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Little River-Academy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River-Academy
    • Little River-Academy is located in Bell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Bruceville - Eddy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville - Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
    • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
  • Rosebud
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rogers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lott
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott
    • Lott is located in Falls County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lott <4>
  • Buckholts
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckholts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckholts
    • Buckholts is located in Milam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckholts <4>
  • Burlington
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Barclay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barclay.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barclay ...

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

Adding Barclay to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Barclay post office opened in 1881.

We also found Barclay in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barclay.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barclay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Falls, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barclay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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