Welcome to Barney ...

Barney is located in Brooks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Barney is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Barney lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Barney: (229)

The ZIP code for Barney: 31625<3>

Communities Also Named Barney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Barney - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico and North Dakota.

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

Communities near Barney ...

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

• Valdosta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdosta
  • Valdosta is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valdosta <4>
• Adel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
  • Adel is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <4>
• Fodie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
  • Fodie is located in Brooks County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
• Quitman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Quitman is located in Brooks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <4>
• Hahira
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahira
  • Hahira is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hahira <4>
• Sparks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Sparks is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparks <4>
• Ray City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray City
  • Ray City is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray City <4>
• Remerton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remerton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
  • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
• Franklinville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
  • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
• Lenox
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Lenox is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenox <4>

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 Barney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barney.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barney. 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 Barney.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barney ...

Looking for more information about Barney? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Barney, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Barney.

Adding Barney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barney 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 Barney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Barney post office opened in 1897.

We also found Barney on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Brooks County: www.brooks-county.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/