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Welcome to Barrow ...

Barrow is located in Greene County<1>.

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

Barrow is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Barrow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Barrow - they are located in Newfoundland and Labrador and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Barrow ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • South Jacksonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
  • Carrollton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • White Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Winchester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Greenfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bluffs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Murrayville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barrow ...

Looking for more information about Barrow? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Barrow, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Barrow.

Adding Barrow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barrow 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 Barrow was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barrow.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barrow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.