Barrs Mills is an unincorporated community in Tuscarawas County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

A post office called Barrs Mills was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1956.[2] The namesake Barr's Mills was a mill operated by David Barr on Sugar Creek.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barrs Mills, Ohio
  2. ^ "Tuscarawas County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  3. ^ The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc. Warner, Beers & Company. 1884. p. 930.
  4. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 9.

40°32′55″N 81°37′24″W / 40.54861°N 81.62333°W / 40.54861; -81.62333


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