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Welcome to Barr ...

Barr is located in Garfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barr, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Barr is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Barr: 580

Communities Also Named Barr ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Barr - they are located in Colorado (2), Georgia, Illinois (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Barr ...

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

  • Enid
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
    • Enid is located in Garfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,542 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enid <3>
  • Hennessey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Waukomis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Okeene
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • North Enid
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enid
    • North Enid is located in Garfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Lahoma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahoma
    • Lahoma is located in Garfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lahoma <3>
  • Ringwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
    • Ringwood is located in Major County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringwood <3>
  • Dover
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
  • Drummond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drummond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
    • Drummond is located in Garfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drummond <3>
  • Ames
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barr ...

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

Adding Barr to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barr 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 Barr was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Barr post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barr.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barr - 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/