Do you know of Barber ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Barber. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Barber.<1>

We found mention of Barber as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Communities Also Named Barber ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Barber.

Within Massachusetts, the name Barber is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Chambers County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Barber [Chambers County].
  - Houston County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Barber [Houston County].
- Arkansas
  - Logan County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Barber [Logan County].
  - Scott County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Barber [Scott County].
  - White County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Barber [White County].
- California
  - Butte County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Barber [Butte County].
- Idaho
  - Ada County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Barber [Ada County].
- Kansas
  - Barber County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Barber [Barber County].
  - Crawford County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Barber [Crawford County].
- Maryland
  - Talbot County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Barber [Talbot County].
- Montana
  - Golden Valley County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Barber [Golden Valley County].
- New Jersey
  - Middlesex County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Barber [Middlesex County].
- North Carolina
  - Chowan County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Barber [Chowan County].
  - Rowan County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Barber [Rowan County].
- Ohio
  - Washington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Barber [Washington County].
- Oklahoma
  - Cherokee County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Barber [Cherokee County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Union County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Barber [Union County].
- Wisconsin
  - Iowa County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Barber [Iowa County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Barber ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Barber:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Barber - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

The FIPS database contains an entry for Barber.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 25/03530 (Place Name: Barber)

County: Worcester (FIPS State/County: 25/027)

Class: U4

Identifies a populated place (ie- Barber) which is wholly or substantially located within the boundaries of an incorporated place with a different name. The Part of Code identifies the incorporated place.

More Orphans in Worcester County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Worcester County.

Ashburnam Center	New England Village
Ashburnham Junction	Nipmuck Pond
Athol Center	North Ashburnham Station
Athol Depot	North Blackstone
	North Brookfield Center
Barber's Crossing	North Lancaster
Barre Center	North Oxford Mills
Bates Crossing	North Oxford Station
Berlin Station	North Smithfield
Bolton Station	Northborough Center
Brookfield Center	Northbridge Compact
Brooks Station	Northridge
Burrageville
	Old Furnace
Camp Grounds	Oxford Center
Chaffin
Charlton Center	Pages Beach
Charlton Station	Perry's
Clappville	Phillipston Station
Cleghorn	Podunk
Clinton Junction	Point Pleasant
Clintonville	Prentice Gardens
Coldbrook Station	Princeton Depot
Coldbrook
Creamery	Quinsigamond

Douglass	Royalston Station
Dudley Hill	Rutland Center
	Rutland Summit
East Douglass Station
East Fitchburg	Shrewsburty
East Hubbardston	South Clinton
East Webster	South Grafton
East Worcester	South Leicester
Elmdale	South Northbridge
	South Oxford
Farnums	South Uxbridge
Federal	South Westminster
Fort Devens	Southboro
	Southbridge Center
Gardner Station	Spencer Center
Grafton Center	State Line Station
Greenwood	Stone's Crossing
	Strafford
Hardwick Center
Hardwick Station	Thayer
Harwoods	Turnpike
Heywood	Twin City Plaza
Hopedale Center
Hospital Station	Union Point
Howarts	Uxbridge Center

Jeffersonville	Waites
	Warren Center
Lake Quinsigamond Shore	Washacum
Lancaster Center	Waterford
Leicester Center	Webster Center
Leominster Centre	Webster Junction
Lincoln Square	Webster Mills
	West Berlin Junction
Milbury Junction	West Brookfield Center
Milbury	West Gardner
Milford Center	West Sulton
Millville Center	Westminster Depot
Mount Saint James	Westminster Station
Mount Wachusett	Whitins
	Woonsocket Junction
New Braintree Station	Woonsocket

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Barber 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.