Barton North Dakota Map

About Barton, North Dakota

Barton is a locality in Pierce County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 13. The population density is 14.9 people per km². Barton is located at 48.5069°N, 100.1762°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58384.

Barton emerges from the vast, open expanse of the North Dakota prairie, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the light of a setting sun. It lies 54.8 miles east-northeast of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 69°T), and is situated 12.6 miles northwest of Rugby. The land here is defined by a rhythmic, subtle elevation that resists the flatness of the plains, punctuated by the cooling presence of Round Lake just a short distance away. To the north, the distant silhouettes of the Turtle Mountains mark the edge of the sky, while the immediate surroundings offer the quiet, grounded beauty of the Pierce County Waterfowl Production Area. In the stillness of the afternoon, the air carries a crisp, lingering scent of dry grass, and the light shifts in long, amber shadows across the fields that define the edges of Barton.

Agriculture serves as the heartbeat of the regional economy, with the soil yielding its harvest to the persistent cycles of planting and growth that have shaped the character of the people for generations. While the Mouse River State Forest North Unit provides a darker, denser contrast to the open fields, the daily life in these parts remains tethered to the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons. Farmers navigate the complexities of the landscape, occasionally drawing water or finding their bearings near the winding course of Snake Creek. There is a singular, unadorned integrity to the way the day unfolds here, as the residents maintain a connection to the land that is as constant as the wind sweeping across the plains.

About This Barton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Barton, North Dakota. Coordinates: 48.506941, -100.176246. 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 (58384), telephone area code (701), county seat of Pierce County (Rugby), and school district assignment (Rugby Public School District 5).

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.