History · Barnhill

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The story so far

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Barnhill is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, Illinois, United States. Barnhill is west of U.S. Route 45 and north of Mill Shoals. Barnhill had a post office, which closed on March 5, 2005.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 597 to 618 (+4%). Half of its homes were built before 2000.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Barnhill yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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