Barney, Georgia
Barney Post Office
Barney Post Office
Barney, Georgia is located in Georgia
Barney, Georgia
Barney, Georgia
Coordinates: 31°00′30″N 83°30′47″W / 31.00833°N 83.51306°W / 31.00833; -83.51306
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyBrooks
Elevation
239 ft (73 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31625
Area code229
GNIS feature ID310812[1]

Barney is an unincorporated community in Brooks County, Georgia, United States. The community is located at the junction of state routes 76 and 122, 4.6 miles (7.4 km) north of Morven. Barney has a post office with ZIP code 31625.[2][3]

History

Barney was named after the Barney & Smith Car Company in 1897, at the time the railroad first was extended through the area.[4] A post office called Barney has been in operation since 1897.[5] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Barney as a town in 1903.[6] The town was officially dissolved in 1995[6] 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.

References

  1. "Barney". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  4. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 14. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  5. "County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  6. 1 2 Candler, Allen Daniel; Evans, Clement Anselm (1906). Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons. State historical association. p. 131.


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