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Welcome to Barrs Mill ...

Barrs Mill is located in Clay County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Barrs Mill: Barrs Ml. (or less commonly used: Barrs Mll.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Barrs Mill for more information about variations on the name of Barrs Mill.

Barrs Mill is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Barrs Mill: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Barrs Mill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Barrs Mill - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Barrs Mill ...

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

  • West Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Aberdeen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Houston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Okolona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Vardaman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • New Houlka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
    • Former names for New Houlka:
    • Houlka
    • Old Houlka
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <4>
  • Mantee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mantee is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Woodland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Montpelier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Montpelier is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Beasley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Beasley is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barrs Mill ...

Looking for more information about Barrs Mill? 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 Barrs Mill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Barrs Mill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barrs Mill - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Barrs Mill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Barrs Mill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.