Barton is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in western
Marshall County,
Mississippi
Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...
, United States. It is located at the intersection of
State Highway 302 (Goodman Road) and
State Highway 309 (Byhalia Road).
Notable person
Aviator
Bennett Griffin
Bennett Hill Griffin (September 22, 1895 – April 26, 1978) was an American aviator. Griffin was born in Mississippi in 1895, but was raised in Oklahoma arriving around 1900. In 1932, Griffin along with Jimmie Mattern attempted to break ...
, who once held a record time for crossing the Atlantic, was born in Barton.
References
Unincorporated communities in Marshall County, Mississippi
Unincorporated communities in Mississippi
Memphis metropolitan area
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