Barstow, WA

Barstow is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Ferry County in the U.S. state of Washington. The 2020 census counted 66 residents. Barstow is located in northeastern Ferry County, along U.S. Route 395 on the west side of the Kettle River. US 395 leads south 14 miles to Kettle Falls and north 17 miles to the Canadian border at Laurier. The through line in Barstow is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Barstow makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today.