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Welcome to Barnard Mill ...

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.

Barnard Mill would have been located within present day McHenry County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Barnard Mill: Barnard Ml. (or less commonly used: Barnard Mll.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Barnard Mill is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Barnard Mill was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Barnard Mill ...

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

  • Crystal Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Algonquin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Lake-in-the-Hills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Huntley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • McHenry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Round Lake Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Woodstock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Grayslake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Round Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Cary
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cary is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,929 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <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 Barnard Mill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barnard Mill.

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

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

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McHenry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barnard Mill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.