Welcome to Barwise ...
Barwise is located in the Texas Panhandle.
Barwise is located in Floyd County<1>.
Barwise is 3,240 feet [988 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Barwise is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Barwise lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Barwise: 806
Communities near Barwise ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barwise.
- Plainview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Floydada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floydada have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydada
- Floydada is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,654 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floydada <3>
- Hale Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lockney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockney
- Lockney is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockney <3>
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aiken
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aiken have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Aiken is located in Floyd County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aiken <3>
- Della Plain ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Della Plain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Della Plain
- Della Plain is located in Floyd County
- Cone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Farmer is located in Crosby County
- Becton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becton
- Becton is located in Lubbock County
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 Barwise. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barwise.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barwise. 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 Barwise.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barwise. See our Newspapers Page for Barwise.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barwise ...
Looking for more information about Barwise? 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 Barwise, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Barwise.
Adding Barwise to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Barwise 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 Barwise was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Barwise.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Floyd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barwise - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |