Barr Township, Macoupin County IL

Towns in Barr Twp	History	Cemeteries	Schools
Population in 1870	1875 Atlas	1875 Atlas Names	Google Map

The population of Barr Township in 1870 was 999.

Towns in Barr Township are:

(Barr's Store)(Barr) Lat 392417NLong 0900615W

Part of Hettick (Hettick in South Palmyra Township) Lat 392118N Long 0900213W

(Barr's Store)(Barr) Information Lat 392417NLong 0900615W

Barr's Store was located in Sections 8 and 9 of Barr Township. Barr's Store was named for Benjamin Barr and the post office was established 9 Aug 1850. It was changed to Barr.
Illinois Place Names book - Barr post office was established 30 Jan 1895 and disbanded 30 Sep 1905, now RFD Palmyra.
In 1875, the town of Barr's Store had a mill, the Post Office, a Methodist Church, IOOF Hall, a physician and surgeon, 18 assorted sized town lots, a main street named Broadway, another street, an alley. School #2 was about a mile and half northwest of the town. Thomas J. FINLEY, Justice of the Peace contributed by Jill Adami
"On November 17, 1857, Thomas J. Finley of Macoupin Co., Barr Precinct, was commissioned Justice of the Peace. (Executive Record of 1856-1860, Vol. 7, p. 203.)"
Thomas J. FINLEY b. 1816 in KY was a Macoupin Co. resident for decades. He m. Leah B. Rees(e) in 1841 in Macoupin and raised a family there until 1866 when he moved to Barton Co., MO.

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