Barberton

Barberton is the name of two cities - one in the US, and the other in in South Africa.

The city of this name in the United States is situated in northeaster Ohio, southwest of Akron.

The city of this name in South Africa is situated in the Mpumalanga province, which has its origin in the 1880s gold rush in the region. It is located in the De Kaap Valley and is fringed by the Makhonjwa Mountains. It had been been a mining city and important centre in the Transvaal, 180 miles east of Pretoria.