It is named after Henry D Barron, former lawyer from Wisconsin.
The seat is Barron, while the largest city is Rice Lake.
It borders Washburn, Sawyer, Rusk, Chippewa, Dunn, St. Croix, Polk and Burnett Counties.
Main highways include US-8, US-53, US-63, WI-25 and WI-48.
Cities
Chetek