Barton California Map

About Barton, California

Barton is a locality in Amador County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Barton is located at 38.4546°N, 120.5302°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95666, 92284.

Barton endures as a quiet convergence of golden grasses and shadow-dappled oak savanna, where the sun bleaches the landscape into a pale, heat-shimmering parchment by mid-August. It lies 22.6 miles southeast of Diamond Springs, CA (from Diamond Springs, CA: bearing 137°T), and is situated 0.2 miles north-northwest of Buckhorn. Antelope Creek carves a narrow, serpentine path just a mile away, its presence marked by a sudden thickening of willow and alder that cool the air even as the surrounding plains retain the day’s stored warmth. To the east, the distant, serrated spine of the Sierra Nevada haunts the horizon in shades of bruised violet and slate, while the immediate topography dips toward the low, silent expanse of Skull Flat. Mount Zion State Forest looms eight miles to the north, a dark, evergreen anchor that provides a stark contrast to the open, tawny fields that dominate the local vista.

Barton carries the weight of a frontier economy that long ago traded its prospecting fever for the steadier, slower rhythms of agricultural labor and timber management. The North Fork Mokelumne River, an essential Wild and Scenic River corridor, threads through the vicinity, serving as a vital conduit for the region’s ecological health and a reminder of the water rights that have dictated the settlement’s survival for generations. Residents often look toward the North Trail for their Sunday excursions, or seek the stillness of Little Reservoir seven miles out, where the water mirrors the sky with a clarity that renders the ground beneath seem transparent. Life in Barton moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, defined by the scent of dry earth and the long, amber light that settles over the valley floor as the day finally relinquishes its hold.

About This Barton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Barton, California. Coordinates: 38.454632, -120.530204. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Barton includes the ZIP code (95666, 92284), telephone area code (530, 714), county seat of Amador County (Jackson), and school district assignment.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.