Welcome to Barnesville ...
So far, we found very little information about Barnesville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Barnesville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Barnesville, please Contact Us.
Barnesville would have been located within present day Bourbon County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Barnesville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Barnesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Barnesville is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Barnesville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Barnesville still existed, it would have been in the (620) 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), Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia (2), 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.
- Fort Scott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <5>
- Rich Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Rich Hill is located in Bates County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Hill <5>
- Pleasanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Pleasanton is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <5>
- Mound City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <5>
- Hume
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Prescott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Prescott is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Blue Mound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
- Blue Mound is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <5>
- Amoret
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Amoret is located in Bates County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Fulton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Bourbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <5>
- Redfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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.
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.<7>
From that list, the Barnesville post office opened in 1856.
We also found Barnesville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Barnesville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bourbon County: www.bourboncountyks.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Barnesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Bourbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barnesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |