Welcome to Barbers Corners ...

Barbers Corners is located in Will County<1>.

The location of Barbers Corners has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barbers Corners, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Barbers Corners: Barbers Cors.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Barbers Corners for more information about variations on the name of Barbers Corners.

Barbers Corners is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Barbers Corners lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Barbers Corners ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barbers Corners.

• Aurora
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
• Naperville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naperville
  • Naperville is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naperville <4>
• Joliet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
  • Joliet is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <4>
• Cicero
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Cicero is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <4>
• Orland Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland Park
  • Orland Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland Park <4>
• Tinley Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
  • Tinley Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <4>
• Oak Lawn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
  • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <4>
• Berwyn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Berwyn is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
• Wheaton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
  • Wheaton is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <4>
• Oak Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
  • Oak Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Park <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Barbers Corners. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barbers Corners.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barbers Corners. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barbers Corners.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barbers Corners. See our Newspapers Page for Barbers Corners.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barbers Corners ...

Looking for more information about Barbers Corners? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Barbers Corners, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Barbers Corners.

Adding Barbers Corners to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barbers Corners in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Barbers Corners was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barbers Corners.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barbers Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov