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Do you know of Barker ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Barker. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Barker.

We found mention of Barker as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Dunn County, Wisconsin.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Barker ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Barker.

Within Wisconsin, the name Barker is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Hempstead County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Barker [Hempstead County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Barker [Hillsborough County].
    • Georgia
      • Pike County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Barker [Pike County].
    • Kansas
      • Wyandotte County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Barker [Wyandotte County].
    • Minnesota
      • Carlton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Barker [Carlton County].
      • Traverse County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Barker [Traverse County].
    • Montana
      • Broadwater County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Barker [Broadwater County].
      • Judith Basin County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Barker [Judith Basin County].
      • Lake County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Barker [Lake County].
    • New York
      • Broome County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Barker [Broome County].
      • Niagara County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Barker [Niagara County].
    • North Carolina
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Barker [Jackson County].
    • North Dakota
      • Emmons County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Barker [Emmons County].
    • Ohio
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Barker [Washington County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Barker [Delaware County].
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Barker [Harris County].
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Barker [Davis County].
    • Washington
      • Okanogan County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Barker [Okanogan County].
    • West Virginia
      • Wetzel County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Barker [Wetzel County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Barker ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Barker:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Barker - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in  Dunn County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Dunn County.

Amy 
AnnsburgLochiel
 Louisville
Blairmore 
 Stoops
Carrollton 
ConnersvilleTeegarden
 Tonnar
DavisTyrone
Downing Junction 
 Vanceburg
Fall City 
 Waneka
Glenwood - DowningWaubeek

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Barker could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.









 

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