Welcome to Barre Mills ...
Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Barre Mills, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Barre Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.
A typical abbreviation for Barre Mills: Barre Mls. (or less commonly used: Barre Mlls.)
Barre Mills is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Barre Mills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Barre Mills: (608)
Communities near Barre Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barre Mills.
- La Crosse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- Onalaska
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Holmen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Sparta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- La Crescent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crescent
- La Crescent is located in Houston County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crescent <5>
- West Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Westby
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Trempealeau
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trempealeau have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
- Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Bangor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Cashton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Barre Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barre Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barre Mills. 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 Barre Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barre Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Barre Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barre Mills ...
Looking for more information about Barre Mills? 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 Barre Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Barre Mills.
Adding Barre Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Barre Mills 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 Barre Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Barre Mills post office opened in 1867.
We also found Barre Mills in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Barre Mills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barre Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for La Crosse County: www.co.la-crosse.wi.us/
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 La Crosse, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barre Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |