Barr
Barr is an unincorporated community in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. Barr is located along Illinois Route 29 and Illinois Route 123, 1.5 miles east of Athens.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Illinois
- Also known as: “Barr, IL” and “Barr, Sangamon County, Illinois”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Col. Matthew Rogers Building and Power Farmstead.
Col. Matthew Rogers Building
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Col. Matthew Rogers Building, also known as the Abraham Lincoln Long Nine Museum, is a historic building located at 200 S. Main St. in Athens, Illinois.
Power Farmstead
Farm
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Power Farmstead is a historic farm located on County Road 9500N east of Cantrall, Illinois. George Power, a prominent early settler of northern Sangamon County, established the farm in the 1820s. Power Farmstead is situated 2½ miles southeast of Barr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Athens and Cantrall.
Athens
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Athens is a city in Menard County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,977 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Cantrall
Village
Cantrall is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 144 at the 2020 census, up from 139 in 2010. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cantrall is situated 2 miles southeast of Barr.
Culver
Hamlet
Culver is an unincorporated community in Menard County, Illinois, United States. Culver is 4 miles northeast of Athens. Culver is situated 3 miles north of Barr.
Barr
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Fancy Creek Township, Sangamon, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.96199° or 39° 57′ 43″ northLongitude
-89.69705° or 89° 41′ 49″ westElevation
614 feet (187 metres)Open location code
86FGX863+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
node 153787371OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Persian—“Barr” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “巴爾 (伊利諾伊州桑加蒙縣)”
- Chinese: “巴爾”
- French: “Barr”
- Irish: “Barr”
- Persian: “بار، شهرستان سنگامون، ایلینوی”
- Persian: “بار”
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Highlights include Athens Christian Church and Holy Family Catholic Church.
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