Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Barr, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barr and the surrounding area.
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Cook County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cook County
Communities Also Named Barr ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Barr.
There are two communities within Illinois that are also named Barr.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Adams County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Barr [Adams County].
- Arapahoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Barr [Arapahoe County].
- Georgia
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Tate County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Barr [Tate County].
- Montana
- Valley County
- Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Barr [Valley County].
- New Mexico
- Bernalillo County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Barr [Bernalillo County].
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Garfield County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Barr [Garfield County].
- Pennsylvania
- Elk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Barr [Elk County].
- Mifflin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Barr [Mifflin County].
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Lauderdale County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Barr [Lauderdale County].
- Colorado
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> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Barr could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |