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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Barney (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Barney. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Barney is located in Brooks County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brooks County: Jefferson (FL), Madison (FL), Colquitt, Cook, Lowndes & Thomas.

Below are the counties that are near Barney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barney:

  • Brooks County     (The home county of Barney)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barney, with the one closest to Barney listed first.
    • Morven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
      • Morven is located in Brooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morven <2>
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallokas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • 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)
    • Barwick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Empress
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
      • Empress is located in Brooks County
    • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
      • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barney, with the one closest to Barney listed first.
    • 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.<1> 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 <2>
    • Nashville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Nashville is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <2>
    • Enigma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barney, with the one closest to Barney listed first.
    • Berlin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellenton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Moultrie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Norman Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Park
      • Norman Park is located in Colquitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman Park <2>
    • Riverside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
    • Funston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartsfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barney, with the one closest to Barney listed first.
    • Cecil
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Adel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sparks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lenox
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Staunton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staunton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
  • Echols County
    • Howell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
      • Howell is located in Echols County
  • Lanier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barney, with the one closest to Barney listed first.
    • Lakeland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
      • Lakeland is located in Lanier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <2>
    • Stockton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barney, with the one closest to Barney listed first.
    • Shiloh
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
    • Hahira
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Barko Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barko Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
    • Mineola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 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.<1> 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
    • 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.<1> 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
    • Valdosta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Clyattville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dasher
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Naylor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
      • Naylor is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naylor <2>
    • Lake Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barney, with the one closest to Barney listed first.
    • Pavo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Coolidge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Boston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Newark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Thomas County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
    • Fredonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
    • Dewey City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County
    • Thomasville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barney, with the one closest to Barney listed first.
    • Omega
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Brookfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Phillipsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
      • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
    • Unionville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Tift County
    • Tifton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Madison County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barney, with the one closest to Barney listed first.
    • Cherry Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County (FL)
    • Leland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Madison County (FL)
    • Hamburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County (FL)
    • Pinetta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barney, see our County-by-County Page for Barney.

Newspapers Published in Barney ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barney.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barney, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barney.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Barney:

Cemeteries Near Barney ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barney.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barney, with the one closest to Barney listed first.

  • Gornto Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Salem MB Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Campground Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Morrison Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Strickland / Coulter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Strickland / Coulter Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Colter Cemetery
    • Colter Strickland Cemetery
    • Coulter Cemetery
    • Coulter Family Cemetery
    • Coulter Manning Cemetery
    • Coulter Strickland Cemetery
    • Strickland Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strickland / Coulter Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37211 <4>
  • Redding Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redding Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • Henry Clark Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pine View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (218 more) ...
    • Jerusalem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
    • Kennedy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • New Macedonia Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Barney in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barney.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Barney, with the one closest to Barney listed first.

  • Morven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
    • Morven is located in Brooks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morven <2>
  • Berlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hahira
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Adel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bayboro ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
    • Bayboro is located in Colquitt County
  • Mineola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
  • Quitman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ousley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ousley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley
    • Ousley is located in Lowndes County
  • Dixie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Patten
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patten have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
    • Patten is located in Thomas County
  • Valdosta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Lenox
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Nashville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Nashville is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <2>
    • Moultrie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Boston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barney.

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/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0086, Longitude: -83.5147    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Barney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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