Welcome to Barytes ...

Barytes is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barytes, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Barytes is 1,750 feet [533 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Barytes lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Barytes: 276

Communities Also Named Barytes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Barytes - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Barytes ...

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

• Collingwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Collingwood is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
  • Estimated population in 2014: 48,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingwood <3>
• Elizabethton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Elizabethton is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethton <3>
• Cross
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
• Mill Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
• Bloomingdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
• Winchester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
• Abingdon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Abingdon is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
• Harrtown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
• Lebanon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lebanon is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
• Blountville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Blountville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountville
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountville <3>

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 Barytes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barytes.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barytes ...

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

Adding Barytes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barytes 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 Barytes was on a map titled Map of Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barytes.