Barryton, MI

Barryton is a village in Mecosta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2020 census counted 405 residents. The village is located in Fork Township on M-66. The village of Barryton was established in 1894. Barryton is home to the Barryton Lilac Festival. The annual festival is held the first full weekend of June and includes a car show, carnival rides, 5k race, flea market, and parade. Barryton has one elementary school, Barryton Elementary. The original school was built in 1935 and has about 260 students from preschool to fourth grade. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Barryton, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Barryton, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. In 2020, a petition was started to dissolve the village. Barryton is in northeastern Mecosta County, in the southern part of Fork Township.