Barry Illinois Map

About Barry, Illinois

Barry is a locality in Pike County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,303. The population density is 351.3 people per km². Barry is located at 39.6942°N, 91.0390°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Barry is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62312.

Barry maintains a quiet presence amidst the expansive, fertile plains of western Illinois, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under an unrelenting Midwestern sky. It lies 25.8 miles southeast of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 130°T), and is situated 17.0 miles east of Hannibal. The landscape surrounding Barry is defined by the steady work of agriculture, marked by the deep, dark soil that yields endless rows of corn and soybeans. To the east, the terrain dips into the quiet moisture of Horn Hollow, while the waters of Hadley Creek wind through the countryside just two miles away, carving a narrow path through the dense vegetation of the Hadley Creek. On clear days, the faint, blue-tinted silhouette of Long Ridge rises in the distance, providing a fixed anchor to the otherwise fluid, shifting light of the plains.

History in Barry is measured in the persistence of brick storefronts and the slow, deliberate pace of life that defines the local economy. The town grew from the grit of settlers who recognized the value of this inland geography, building their lives around the cycles of the harvest and the seasonal shifts of the climate. Residents often look toward the nearby De Wees Lake when the summer heat settles heavy over the fields, seeking a moment of stillness near its banks. While the modern world moves with a different velocity elsewhere, life here remains grounded in the practical realities of the land, where the sound of the wind through the stalks and the changing colors of the foliage dictate the rhythm of the days.

About This Barry Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Barry, Illinois. Coordinates: 39.694214, -91.039025. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Barry includes the ZIP code (62312), telephone area code (217), county seat of Pike County (Pittsfield), and school district assignment (Western Community Unit School District 12).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.