Barney, Georgia

Unincorporated community in Georgia, United States

31°00′30″N 83°30′47″W / 31.00833°N 83.51306°W / 31.00833; -83.51306CountryUnited StatesStateGeorgiaCountyBrooksElevation

239 ft (73 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

31625

Area code229GNIS feature ID310812^[1]

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, 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

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