Barton Ohio Map

About Barton, Ohio

Barton is a locality in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Barton is located at 40.1073°N, 80.8412°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 43905.

Barton rests within a landscape shaped by the gentle, rolling hills of southeastern Ohio, where the land dips and rises in a soft choreography that cradles scattered farms and woodlands. It lies 7.0 miles west-north-west of Wheeling, WV (from Wheeling, WV: bearing 295°T), and is situated 6.2 miles west of Martins Ferry. The air here often carries a faint, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil and distant woodsmoke, especially as twilight softens the sharp edges of the day, painting the western sky in hues of bruised plum and pale apricot. The terrain, a testament to eons of patient erosion, offers a quiet beauty in its understated contours, where the dense green of summer foliage gives way to the stark, skeletal elegance of winter branches against a pewter sky. The story of Barton is deeply entwined with the veins of coal that once pulsed beneath its soil, a legacy that shaped its early economy and the lives of its inhabitants. This industrious past, though largely faded, has left an imprint on the character of the locality, a resilience and a quiet strength evident in the enduring homes and the weathered faces of its people. The nearby Ohio River, a vast, silver serpent, has long served as a vital artery for commerce, its currents carrying whispers of the past and the promise of ongoing, if less fervent, economic activity. Though the boom times of mining have receded, Barton persists, a community holding its own, its present woven from the threads of its history and the enduring spirit of its people.

About This Barton Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Barton, Ohio with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Barton and Belmont County.

Detailed location data for Barton includes the ZIP code (43905), telephone area code (740), county seat of Belmont County (St. Clairsville), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Barton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.