Misplaced Pages

Barton, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
BartonShow map of MississippiBartonShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 34°57′50″N 89°41′21″W / 34.96389°N 89.68917°W / 34.96389; -89.68917
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Marshall
Elevation	394 ft (120 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	662
GNIS feature ID	691685

Barton is an unincorporated community in western Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. It is located at the intersection of State Highway 302 (Goodman Road) and State Highway 309 (Byhalia Road). A post office operated under the name Barton from 1884 to 1905. In 1900, Barton had a population of 45.

Notable person

Aviator Bennett Griffin, who once held a record time for crossing the Atlantic, was born in Barton.

References

1. "Barton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Marshall County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
3. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 216.
4. Everett, Dianna. "GRIFFIN, BENNETT HILL (1895-1978)". Oklahoma Historical Society. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2014.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Marshall County, Mississippi, United States
County seat: Holly Springs
City	Holly Springs
Towns	Byhalia Potts Camp
CDPs	Bethlehem Mount Pleasant Red Banks Victoria Waterford
Other communities	Barton Cayce Chulahoma Early Grove Hudsonville Mahon Slayden
Mississippi portal United States portal

This Marshall County, Mississippi state location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Unincorporated communities in Marshall County, Mississippi
• Unincorporated communities in Mississippi
• Memphis metropolitan area
• Mississippi Hills region geography stubs