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Welcome to Barton ...

Barton is located in Washington County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Barton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Barton is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Barton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Barton is located in the (262) area code.

Communities Also Named Barton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Barton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Idaho, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Barton.

Communities near Barton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barton.

  • Mequon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mequon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mequon
    • Mequon is located in Ozaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,765 people
  • Germantown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
    • Germantown is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
  • Hartford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
  • Port Washington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
    • Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
  • Cedarburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
    • Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
  • Grafton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
  • Richfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
    • Richfield is located in Washington County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 11,530 people
  • Jackson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Jackson is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
  • Slinger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slinger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slinger
    • Slinger is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,704 people
  • Mayville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
    • Mayville is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people

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 Barton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barton. 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 Barton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barton. See our Newspapers Page for Barton.

Adding Barton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barton 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 Barton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Barton post office opened in 1851.

We also found Barton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barton.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.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 Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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