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