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Welcome to East Barre ...

East Barre is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Barre, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

A typical abbreviation for East Barre: E. Barre

East Barre is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Barre: 802

Communities Also Named East Barre ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Barre - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near East Barre ...

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

  • Barre
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
    • Barre is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,474 people
    • Barre has also been known as:
    • Barre City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barre <3>
  • Montpelier
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Northfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Northfield is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,504 people
  • Randolph
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,558 people
  • Williamstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
    • Williamstown is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
  • Berlin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,783 people
  • Bradford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Bradford is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
  • East Montpelier
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Montpelier
    • East Montpelier is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Newbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
    • Newbury is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
  • Northfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Barre. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for East Barre.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Barre ...

Looking for more information about East Barre? 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 East Barre, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Barre.

Adding East Barre to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Barre 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 East Barre was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Barre post office opened in 1860.

We also found East Barre in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Barre.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Barre - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/