THE BARTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Quebec/New England Boundary Mountains setting.
Barton town has 42.7 square miles of land in Orleans County. Its Census reference point is in Quebec/New England Boundary Mountains, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Barton and Orleans County
Barton is associated with Orleans County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Barton by land and water
The Census records 1.63 square miles of water within Barton, or 3.7% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 3.8% recorded for Orleans County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Barton town has 37.8 times the land area of nearby Barton village (1.13 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

