Welcome to Barnumville ...

Barnumville is located in Bennington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barnumville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

Barnumville is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Barnumville: 802

Communities near Barnumville ...

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

Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
Shaftsbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
Granville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Washington County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <3>
Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
Wallingford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wallingford is located in Rutland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
Dorset
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dorset is located in Bennington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
Londonderry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Londonderry is located in Windham County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
Pawlet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pawlet is located in Rutland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
Danby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Danby is located in Rutland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
Townshend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Townshend is located in Windham County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 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 Barnumville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barnumville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barnumville ...

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

Adding Barnumville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barnumville 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 Barnumville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Barnumville post office opened in 1871. The Barnumville post office closed in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barnumville.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Bennington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barnumville - 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>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/