Barney, Georgia Explained

Official Name:Barney, Georgia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Georgia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Brooks
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:239
Coordinates:31.0083°N -83.5131°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:31625
Area Code:229
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:310812

Barney is an unincorporated community in Brooks County, Georgia, in the United States. The community is located at the junction of state routes 76 and 122, north of Morven. Barney has a post office with ZIP code 31625.[1] [2]

History

Barney was named after the Barney & Smith Car Company in 1897, at the time the railroad first was extended through the area.[3] A post office called Barney has been in operation since 1897.[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Barney as a town in 1903.[5] The town was officially dissolved in 1995 along with many other inactive Georgia municipalities.

Transport

Barney's major highways are 122 that goes through Thomasville, Pattern, Pavo, Barney, Hahira, and Lakeland. The other one is highway 76 or Adel highway that goes through Greenville, Florida, Quitman, Morven, Barney, Adel, and Nashville.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. November 21, 2015. United States Postal Service.
  2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. November 21, 2015. October 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  3. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 14 . 0-915430-00-2.
  4. Web site: County . Jim Forte Postal History . 11 September 2017.
  5. Book: Allen Daniel . Candler . Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons . State historical association . Evans . Clement Anselm . 1906 . 131.