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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Barnard Mill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Barnard Mill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Barnard Mill, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Barnard Mill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Barnard Mill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Barnard Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Barnard Mill: Barnard Ml. (or less commonly used: Barnard Mll.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Barnard Mill is historic, it would have been located within present day McHenry County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McHenry County: Boone, Cook, DeKalb, Kane, Lake, Kenosha (WI) & Walworth (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Barnard Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barnard Mill:
- McHenry County (The home county of Barnard Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnard Mill, with the one closest to Barnard Mill listed first.
- Wonder Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wonder Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
- Wonder Lake has also been known as:
- Wonder Lake village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wonder Lake <2>
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Ringwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Solon Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCullom Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McCullom Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McHenry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pistakee Highlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Bull Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bull Valley is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnard Mill, with the one closest to Barnard Mill listed first.
- Capron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Garden Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Poplar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Belvidere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Timberlane is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Herbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Herbert is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Caledonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnard Mill, with the one closest to Barnard Mill listed first.
- Barrington Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barrington Hills is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
- Barrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Barrington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Barrington is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,976 people
- Capri Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Capri Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
- Hoffman Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palatine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Streamwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fairfax Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfax Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Village
- Plum Grove Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Grove Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Village
- Winthrop Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winthrop Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Village
- Arlington Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnard Mill, with the one closest to Barnard Mill listed first.
- New Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Charter Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
- Genoa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnard Mill, with the one closest to Barnard Mill listed first.
- Carpentersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Freeman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Freeman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Gilberts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Dundee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Dundee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hampshire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Hollow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pingree Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Starks
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Starks is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- North Plato
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Plato is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato
- Elgin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Burlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnard Mill, with the one closest to Barnard Mill listed first.
- Fox Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fox Lake Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
- Ingleside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Volo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Channel Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Channel Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
- Lake Catherine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Catherine is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Long Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Long Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Monaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Monaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaville
- Round Lake Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Round Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fort Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Fox River Valley Gardens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winnebago County
- Argyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Kenosha County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnard Mill, with the one closest to Barnard Mill listed first.
- Twin Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Powers Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Powers Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
- Slades Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corners
- Camp Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Fox River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Benet Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Lake Shangrila
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Salem Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Paddock Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Bristol
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Brighton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Woodworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Racine County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnard Mill, with the one closest to Barnard Mill listed first.
- Bohners Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Browns Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Honey Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Rochester
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Eagle Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Waterford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Waterford is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Union Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Yorkville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Caldwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Caldwell is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Wind Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Sturtevant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sturtevant is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
- Rock County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnard Mill, with the one closest to Barnard Mill listed first.
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
- Avalon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avalon is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Johnstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Walworth County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnard Mill, with the one closest to Barnard Mill listed first.
- Genoa City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Genoa City is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,981 people
- Pell Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
- Zenda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zenda is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Lake Geneva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Big Foot Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- Lake Como
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Como
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Lake Como Beach ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Como Beach is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como Beach
- Walworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walworth is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
- Williams Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Bay is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,657 people
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Waukesha County (WI)
- Eagleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barnard Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Barnard Mill.
Cemeteries Near Barnard Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barnard Mill.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Barnard Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barnard Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barnard Mill, with the one closest to Barnard Mill listed first.
- Christ The King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carr - Harrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ringwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ortend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedarvale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Solon Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scandinavian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Barnard Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barnard Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barnard Mill, with the one closest to Barnard Mill listed first.
- Ringwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Solon Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hartland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Terra Cotta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Fox Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Twin Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Ridgefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ridgefield is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Barreville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barreville is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barnard Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barnard Mill.
Newspapers Published in Barnard Mill ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barnard Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barnard Mill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barnard Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Barnard Mill:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to McHenry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cook County
- DeKalb County
- Kane County
- Lake County
- Winnebago County
- Kenosha County
- Racine County
- Rock County
- Walworth County
- Waukesha County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Barnard Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barnard Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |