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Barnard Mill

Ghost town · McHenry County, Illinois

Mc Henry quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500)
Mc Henry quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Barnard Mill is a ghost town in McHenry County, Illinois. It is one of 2 former communities in McHenry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Barnard Mill as a historical populated place on the Richmond topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.4172° N, 88.3609° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRichmond
Elevation839 ft
Nearest living townGreenwood, IL
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1699776
Coordinates42.41724, -88.36093

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What's there now

Barnard Mill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Greenwood, IL (population 559), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 839 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Barnard Mill?

Barnard Mill is in McHenry County, Illinois, at 42.4172, -88.3609.

How many ghost towns are in McHenry County?

McHenry County, Illinois has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.