Welcome to Barrs ...Barrs is located in Roane County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Barrs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911. Barrs is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Barrs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Barrs: 304 & 681<3> Communities Also Named Barrs ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Barrs - they are located in Mississippi, Ohio and South Carolina. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Barrs. Communities near Barrs ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barrs.
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barrs. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barrs. 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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barrs. See our Newspapers Page for Barrs. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barrs ...Looking for more information about Barrs? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Barrs. Adding Barrs to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Barrs 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 Barrs was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Barrs. Footnotes ...
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