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Welcome to Barnhill ...

Barnhill is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barnhill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

Barnhill is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Barnhill (for example, toward Spurgeon (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Barnhill: 618 & 730<3>

The ZIP code for Barnhill: 62809<4>

Communities Also Named Barnhill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Barnhill - they are located in Georgia, Ohio and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Barnhill ...

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

  • Fairfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Carmi
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • McLeansboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Albion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Grayville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Wayne City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Crossville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Cisne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Enfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Dahlgren
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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 Barnhill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barnhill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barnhill ...

Looking for more information about Barnhill? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Barnhill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Barnhill.

Adding Barnhill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barnhill 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 (so far) for Barnhill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Barnhill post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barnhill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barnhill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Barnhill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Barnhill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Barnhill). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Barnhill or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/