Welcome to Barrett ...

Barrett is located in Boone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barrett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

Barrett is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Barrett lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Barrett: (304) & (681)<3>

Communities Also Named Barrett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Barrett: This one is located in Boone County and the other is located in Grant County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 21 communities that are also named Barrett - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California (2), Georgia, Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Barrett ...

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

• Madison
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Logan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
• Oceana
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceana
  • Oceana is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceana <4>
• Man
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
  • Man is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <4>
• Danville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Whitesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
  • Whitesville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
  • Former names for Whitesville:
  • Jarrods Valley
  • Pritchard City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <4>
• West Logan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
  • West Logan is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <4>
• Mitchell Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
  • Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
• Sylvester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
  • Sylvester is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <4>
• Bandytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
  • Bandytown is located in Boone 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 Barrett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barrett.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barrett ...

Looking for more information about Barrett? 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 Barrett, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Barrett.

Adding Barrett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barrett 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 Barrett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Barrett post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barrett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/