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Welcome to Barneston ...

Barneston is located in King County<1>.

Barneston is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Barneston lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Barneston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Barneston - they are located in Nebraska and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Barneston ...

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

  • Kent
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in King County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <3>
  • Renton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Auburn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Sammamish
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Issaquah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Covington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Tukwila
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Snoqualmie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Newcastle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barneston ...

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

Footnotes ...

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