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Barbour Island

Coordinates: 31°34′53″N 81°13′43″W / 31.58139°N 81.22861°W / 31.58139; -81.22861
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Barbour Island is an island in McIntosh County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

Variant names are 'Barber's Island", "Barbers Island", and "Barbours Island".[1] Barbour Island most likely derives its name from John Barber, an 18th-century pioneer settler.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barbour Island
  2. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 14. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

31°34′53″N 81°13′43″W / 31.58139°N 81.22861°W / 31.58139; -81.22861