Welcome to Barstow ...The city of Barstow is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas). Barstow is located in Ward County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Barstow, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Barstow has a population of 394 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Barstow is 2,560 feet [780 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Barstow is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Barstow lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Barstow: 432 The ZIP code for Barstow: 79719<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Barstow had an population of 394 people. This is an increase of 12.89% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.96% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Barstow had a population of 349 people. This makes Barstow the county's 5th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 349 people, the population of Barstow decreased 14.04% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 406 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Barstow. Communities Also Named Barstow ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Barstow - they are located in California (2), Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Ontario and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Barstow. Communities near Barstow ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barstow.
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 Barstow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barstow. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barstow. 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 Barstow. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barstow. See our Newspapers Page for Barstow. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barstow ...Looking for more information about Barstow? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Barstow, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Barstow. Adding Barstow to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Barstow 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 Barstow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Barstow. Footnotes ...
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