Barton, Mississippi

Barton, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°57′50″N89°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 [1]

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. ^[2] In 1900, Barton had a population of 45. ^[3]

Notable person

Aviator Bennett Griffin, who once held a record time for crossing the Atlantic, was born in Barton. ^[4]

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.