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Welcome to Lake Barbara ...

Lake Barbara is located on the Gulf Coast.

Lake Barbara is located in Brazoria County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Barbara: Lk. Barbara

Lake Barbara is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near Lake Barbara ...

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

  • Lake Jackson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Angleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Angleton is also located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,521 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angleton <3>
  • Freeport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Freeport is also located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <3>
  • West Columbia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sweeny
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Sweeny is also located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeny
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweeny <3>
  • Brazoria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Brazoria is also located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazoria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazoria <3>
  • Jones Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Danbury
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Danbury is also located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <3>
  • Holiday Lakes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday Lakes is also located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
  • Oyster Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oyster Creek is also located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 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 Lake Barbara. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Barbara.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Barbara ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brazoria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Barbara - 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.