Welcome to Barronett ...
Barronett is located in Barron County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Barronett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Barronett is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Barronett lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Barronett: 715 & 534<3>
The ZIP code for Barronett: 54813<4>
Communities near Barronett ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barronett.
- Rice Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
- Barron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Spooner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Spooner is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
- Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Shell Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Turtle Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Almena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Almena is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Haugen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Haugen is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Bashaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bashaw is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashaw
- Clam Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clam Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Falls
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 Barronett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barronett.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barronett. 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 Barronett.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barronett. See our Newspapers Page for Barronett.
Adding Barronett to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Barronett 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 Barronett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Barronett post office opened in 1881.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Barronett.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Barron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barronett - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Barronett area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Barronett area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Barronett). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Barronett or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <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/ |