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 Baring; town in Washington County, Maine, said to the named for the Baring family, celebrated bankers of London, England.

Barker; town in Broome County, New York, named for John Barker, the first settler.

Barlow; town in Clackamas County, Oregon, named for John L. Barlow, an early settler.

Barlow; peak in Yellowstone Park, named by the United States Geological Survey for Capt. J. W. Barlow, Engineer Corps, United States Army.

Barnard; village in Siskiyou County, California, named from Barnard, Vermont.

Barnard; town in Windsor County, Vermont, named for Francis Barnard, a grantee.

Barnegat; inlet, and village in Ocean County, in New Jersey. A Dutch name, given by Henry Hudson, meaning "breaker's inlet."

Barnes; city in Washington County, Kansas, named for A. S. Barnes, a publisher of United States history.

Barnes; county in North Dakota, named for Hon. A. H. Barnes, early Territorial judge.

Barnesville; town in Pike County, Georgia, named for Gideon Barnes, the first settler.

Barnesville; village in Belmont County Ohio, named for a family of early settlers.

Barnet; town in Caledonia County, Vermont, said to be named from the town in England from which the ancestors of Enos Stevens, an early settler, emigrated.

Barnstable; county, and town in same county, in Massachusetts, named from the seaport in England.

Barnum; town in Arapahoe County, Colorado, named for P. T. Barnum, who owned a large tract of land there.

Barnum; town in Carlton County, Minnesota, named for a paymaster of the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad.

Barnwell; county, and town in same county, in South Carolina, named for a distinguished family of the State.

Baronette; peak in Yellowstone Park, named for "Yellowstone Jack," C. D. Baronette, a famous scout.

Barraque; township in Jefferson County, Arkansas, named for a Frenchman, Monsieur Barraque, who lived near the Arkansas River.

Barre; town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named for Col. Isaac Barre, the friend of America in the British Parliament.

Barre; towns in Orleans County, New York, and Washington County, Vermont, named from the town in Massachusetts.

Barren; island in the Hudson River. ' The name is derived from the Dutch word beeren, "bears,"which was applied to the island by the early Dutch settlers.

Barren; county in Kentucky, in the Carboniferous limestone region. The name is supposed to have been given in reference to this formation, though the soil is in reality fertile.

Barrington; town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, probably named for Sir John Barrington, dissenter, who died in 1734, though by some it is thought to have received its name from some of the early settlers who came from the parish of Barrington in Somersetshire, England.

Barron; county, and city in same county, in Wisconsin, named for Judge Henry D. Barron, of that State.

Barry; township and city in Pike County, Illinois. First named Barre, from the town in Vermont, and changed to Barry by the Post-Office Department.

Barry;; county in Michigan, named for William T. Barry, postmaster-general under President Jackson.

Barry;; county in Missouri, named for Commodore John Barry.