Welcome to Barnum ...
Barnum is located in Crawford County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Barnum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Barnum is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Barnum lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Barnum: 608 & 353<3>
Communities Also Named Barnum ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Barnum - they are located in Alaska, Connecticut, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Barnum.
Communities near Barnum ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barnum.
- Prairie du Chien
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Boscobel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boscobel is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
- Fennimore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Wauzeka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wauzeka is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Soldiers Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Gays Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Blue River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Readstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Eastman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eastman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Harpers Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 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 Barnum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barnum.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barnum. 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 Barnum.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barnum. See our Newspapers Page for Barnum.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barnum ...
Looking for more information about Barnum? 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 Barnum, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Barnum.
Adding Barnum to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Barnum 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 Barnum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Barnum post office opened in 1892. The Barnum post office closed in 1955.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Barnum.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barnum - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Barnum area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Barnum area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |