Welcome to Barr ...
So far, we found very little information about Barr. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Barr to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Barr - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Barr, please Contact Us.
While we don't have the exact location of Barr , we believe that it would have been located within present day Cook County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Barr, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Time Zone: The area where Barr was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Barr ...
While we believe that this Barr is located in Cook County, we know of another 2 Illinois communities named Barr. Those communities are located in the following counties: Macoupin and Sangamon County.
Beyond Illinois, there are 15 communities that are also named Barr - they are located in Colorado (2), Georgia, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Barr.
Adding Barr to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Barr was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Barr.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 Barr, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |