Starting in 1909, Bartlett was the headquarters of the Bartlett-Florence Railway, later the Bartlett Western Railroad, which ran from Bartlett's connection with the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad to the cotton processing center of Florence, Texas. Landmarks include Bartlett Commercial Historic District and Bartlett State Jail. Bartlett is the birthplace of Henry Ray Clark, visual artist.
- CountyBell County
- Population1,633 (2020 U.S. Census)
- Historic places1 on the National Register




















Bartlett Commercial Historic District
A view of Bartlett