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The county was created in 1859 as Dallas County (named after Vice President George M. Dallas), with the county seat located at Barron. It was renamed Barron County on March 4, 1869. The county took the name Barron in honor of Wisconsin lawyer and politician Henry D. Barron, who served as circuit judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. Barron County was organized in 1874.

Adjacent Counties

• Washburn County
• Sawyer County
• Rusk County
• Chippewa County
• Dunn County
• St. Croix County
• Polk County
• Burnett County

Cities, Villages & Towns

• Almena
• Arland
• Barron (County Seat)
• Bear Lake
• Cameron
• Cedar Lake
• Chetek
• Clinton
• Crystal Lake
• Cumberland
• Dallas
• Dovre
• Doyle
• Haugen
• Lakeland
• Maple Grove
• Maple Plain
• New Auburn (part)
• Oak Grove
• Prairie Farm
• Prairie Lake
• Rice Lake
• Sioux Creek
• Stanfold
• Stanley
• Sumner
• Turtle Lake (part)
• Vance Creek

Other Communities

Angus | Arland | Barronett | Brill | Campia | Canton | Comstock | Dobie | Graytown (part) | Hillsdale | Horseman | Lehigh | Mikana | Poskin | Reeve | Sumner | Twin Town | Tuscobia | Wickware

Links

Wikipedia

National Register of Historic Places

Genealogy Trails

WI Gen Web