Welcome to Barrs Mills ...

Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County<1>.

The location of Barrs Mills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barrs Mills, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Barrs Mills: Barrs Mls. (or less commonly used: Barrs Mlls.)

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

Barrs Mills is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Barrs Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Barrs Mills ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tuschamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Barrs Mills, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Barrs Mills ...

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

• Massillon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
  • Massillon is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massillon <4>
• New Philadelphia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
  • New Philadelphia is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <4>
• Dover
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Uhrichsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uhrichsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhrichsville
  • Uhrichsville is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uhrichsville <4>
• Newcomerstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomerstown
  • Newcomerstown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomerstown <4>
• Millersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
• Strasburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
• Dennison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
  • Dennison is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennison <4>
• West Lafayette
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
  • West Lafayette is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <4>
• Brewster
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
  • Brewster is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barrs Mills ...

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

Adding Barrs Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barrs Mills 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 for Barrs Mills was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Barrs Mills on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barrs Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barrs Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tuscarawas County: www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/