Welcome to Barr ...

Barr is located in Garfield County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barr, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Barr is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Barr lies within the (580) area code.

Communities Also Named Barr ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Barr - they are located in Colorado (2), Georgia, Illinois (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Barr.

Communities near Barr ...

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

• Enid
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
  • Enid is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enid <4>
• Hennessey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
  • Hennessey is located in Kingfisher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hennessey <4>
• Waukomis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukomis
  • Waukomis is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukomis <4>
• Okeene
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okeene
  • Okeene is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okeene <4>
• North Enid
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Enid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enid
  • North Enid is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
• Lahoma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahoma
  • Lahoma is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lahoma <4>
• Ringwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
  • Ringwood is located in Major County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringwood <4>
• Dover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Drummond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drummond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
  • Drummond is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drummond <4>
• Ames
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Ames is located in Major County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <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 Barr. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barr.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barr. 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 Barr.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barr ...

Looking for more information about Barr? 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 Barr, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Barr.

Adding Barr to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barr 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 Barr was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Barr post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barr.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/