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>
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) - Barron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Spooner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Shell Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Turtle Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Almena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Haugen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Bashaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Clam Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Falls
- Clam Falls is located in Polk 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 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 for Barronett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Barronett post office opened in 1881.
We also found Barronett in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Barronett.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barronett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Barron County: www.co.barron.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 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> | 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |