Welcome to Barnesville ...

Barnesville is located in Weld County<1>.

The location of Barnesville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barnesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Barnesville is 4,650 feet [1,417 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Barnesville is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Barnesville lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Barnesville lies within the (970) area code.

Communities Also Named Barnesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Barnesville - they are located in Alabama (2), Connecticut, Georgia (2), Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Barnesville.

Communities near Barnesville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barnesville.

• Greeley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Greeley is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <4>
• Evans
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Evans is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <4>
• Eaton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <4>
• La Salle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
  • La Salle is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <4>
• Ault
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
  • Ault is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ault <4>
• Kersey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kersey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kersey
  • Kersey is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kersey <4>
• Pierce
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
  • Pierce is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <4>
• Garden City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
• Galeton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeton
  • Galeton is located in Weld County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galeton <4>
• Spanish Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Village
  • Spanish Village is located in Weld County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Barnesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barnesville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barnesville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barnesville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barnesville. See our Newspapers Page for Barnesville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barnesville ...

Looking for more information about Barnesville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Barnesville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Barnesville.

Adding Barnesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barnesville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Barnesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Barnesville post office opened in 1910.

We also found Barnesville mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barnesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barnesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Weld County: www.co.weld.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/