Welcome to Barksdale ...
Barksdale is located in Bayfield County<1>.
The location of Barksdale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Barksdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
Barksdale is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Barksdale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Barksdale and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Telephone area codes for Barksdale: (715) & (534)<4>
Communities Also Named Barksdale ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Barksdale - they are located in Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, South Carolina (2), Texas, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Barksdale.
Communities near Barksdale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barksdale.
- Ashland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Ashland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
- Washburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Washburn is located in Bayfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
- Bayfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfield
- Bayfield is located in Bayfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Mason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Moquah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
- Moquah is located in Bayfield County
- Benoit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- Benoit is located in Bayfield County
- Odanah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odanah
- Odanah is located in Ashland County
- La Pointe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Pointe
- La Pointe is located in Ashland County
- Marengo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Marengo is located in Ashland County
- Sutherland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
- Sutherland is located in Bayfield County
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 Barksdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barksdale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barksdale. 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 Barksdale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barksdale. See our Newspapers Page for Barksdale.
Adding Barksdale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Barksdale 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 Barksdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Barksdale post office opened in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Barksdale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barksdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bayfield County: www.bayfieldcounty.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Bayfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barksdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |