THE BARRY COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
White River Hills setting.
Barry County has 778.1 square miles of land in Missouri. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Barry County: White River Hills, Springfield Plateau, Dissected Springfield Plateau-Elk River Hills.
Wooded uplands over limestone, dolomite and sandstone characterize the Ozarks. Springs, caves and spring-fed streams are widespread regional features within a landscape of uneven plateaus and valleys.
Regional context: Ozark Highlands ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Where the landscape changes
Barry County intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- White River Hills47.6%
- Springfield Plateau44.5%
- Dissected Springfield Plateau-Elk River Hills7.9%
Finding your parcel within Barry County
The atlas lists 15 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Barry County, including Shell Knob, Monett, Golden. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Barry County by land and water
The Census records 12.7 square miles of water within Barry County, or 1.6% of its total area. That share is close to Barry County’s 1.6%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Barry County has 227.3 times the land area of nearby Cassville city (3.42 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Lawrence County, McDonald County, Newton County, Stone County within Missouri. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

