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Nearest Communities to Barnesville,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Barnesville, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Barnesville:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Barnesville is located in Macon County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Macon County: Adair, Chariton, Knox, Linn, Monroe, Randolph, Shelby & Sullivan.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 152 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Barnesville. Of these communities, 104 are located in counties other than Macon County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Barnesville (which is Macon County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Barnesville

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Macon County   (where Barnesville resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.maconcountymo.com/
    • County Seat for Macon:   Macon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Barnesville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Barnesville.
      • Plainview
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Plainview is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Seney
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Seney is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
      • Cash
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Cash is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
      • Atlanta
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Cottage
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Cottage is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
      • Elmer
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mercyville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Mercyville is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercyville
      • Love Lake
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cardy
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Cardy is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardy
      • Bloomington
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Ethel
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Axtell
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Axtell is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
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        • Lyda ‑ Historic
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Lyda is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyda
        • Economy
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Gifford
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Gifford is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
        • South Gifford
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Walnut
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Walnut is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
        • Callao
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • La Plata
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Goldsberry
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Bevier
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Kellogg
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Kellogg is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
        • Kern
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Kern is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kern
        • Number Eight
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Number Eight is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Eight
        • Sue City
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Sue City is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
        • Macon
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • New Cambria
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Redman
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Redman is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
        • Keota
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Keota is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
        • Ten Mile
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Ten Mile is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
        • Hart
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Hammack
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Hammack is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammack
        • Nickellton
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Nickellton is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickellton
        • Lingo
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Barryville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Barryville is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barryville
        • Binkley
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Binkley is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binkley
        • Chariton
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Chariton is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
        • Anabel
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Anabel is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anabel
        • Heuer
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Heuer is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heuer
        • Ardmore
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Narrows Creek ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Narrows Creek is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
        • College Mound
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • College Mound is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
        • Excello
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Kaseyville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Longville ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Longville is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
        • Cox
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Cox is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
        • Snow ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Snow is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
        • Woodville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Adair County
    • County Website:   https://adaircountymissouri.com/
    • County Seat for Adair:   Kirksville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Barnesville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Barnesville.
      • Dart ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Dart is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dart
      • Millard
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Yarrow ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lindersville ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Lindersville is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindersville
      • Wilson
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Nind ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Simler ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Simler is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simler
      • Gibbs
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Troy Mills ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Troy Mills is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Mills
      • Nefy ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Nefy is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nefy
      • Zig
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Zig is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zig
      • Bullion ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (20 more) ...
        • Youngstown
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Youngstown is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
        • Loeffler
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Loeffler is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeffler
        • Kirksville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Brashear
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Tipperary ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Paultown ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Paultown is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paultown
          • Paultown has also been known as:
          • Paulville
        • Clay ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Clay is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
        • Novinger
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Novinger is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
        • Ringo Point ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Ringo Point is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringo Point
        • Danforth ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Mines ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Mines is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mines
        • Connelsville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Connelsville is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connelsville
        • Fegley ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Fegley is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fegley
        • Nineveh
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Nineveh is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh
        • Sperry ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Sperry is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
        • Adair ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Adair is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
        • Sublette ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Sublette is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
        • Green Grove ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Green Grove is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
        • Shibleys Point ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Shibleys Point is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shibleys Point
        • Stahl ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Stahl is located in Adair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stahl
  • Chariton County
    • County Website:   https://www.charitonco.com/
    • County Seat for Chariton:   Keytesville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Barnesville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Barnesville.
      • Lagonda
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Lagonda is located in Chariton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagonda
      • Wien
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Wien is located in Chariton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wien
      • Bynumville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Bynumville is located in Chariton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynumville
      • Echo
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Echo is located in Chariton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Westville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Westville is located in Chariton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
      • Hamden
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Hamden is located in Chariton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
      • Prairie Hill
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Prairie Hill is located in Chariton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
      • Mike
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Mike is located in Chariton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mike
      • Musselfork
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Musselfork is located in Chariton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselfork
      • Rothville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Rothville is located in Chariton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Knox County
    • County Website:   https://www.knoxcountymo.org/
    • County Seat for Knox:   Edina
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Barnesville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Barnesville.
      • Goodland
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Goodland is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
      • Locust Hill
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Locust Hill is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
      • Novelty
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Hurdland
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Hurdland is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Hedge City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Kenwood
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Plevna
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Plevna is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
      • Edina
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Milltown
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Milltown is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
      • Hazelville ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Hazelville is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelville
  • Linn County
    • County Website:   https://linncomo.com/
    • County Seat for Linn:   Linneus
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Barnesville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Barnesville.
      • Benson
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Benson is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • New Boston
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • New Boston is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
      • Bucklin
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sedgwick
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Sedgwick is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
      • Snowdon ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Snowdon is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
      • Garner
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Garner is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
      • Hybrid ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Hybrid is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybrid
      • Johnstown
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Johnstown is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
      • North Salem
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • North Salem is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salem
      • Marceline
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Catharine
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Saint Catharine is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
      • Bear Branch
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Bear Branch is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
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        • Shelby
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Shelby is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
        • Leverton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Leverton is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverton
        • Brookfield
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Enterprise
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Enterprise is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
        • Grantsville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Grantsville is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
        • Purdin
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Purdin is located in Linn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Monroe County
  • Randolph County
  • Schuyler County
  • Shelby County
    • County Website:   https://shelbycountymo.com/
    • County Seat for Shelby:   Shelbyville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Barnesville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Barnesville.
      • Lakeland
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Lakeland is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
      • Cherry Box
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Cherry Box is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Box
      • Hagers Grove
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Hagers Grove is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagers Grove
      • Clarence
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Leonard
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Kellerville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Kellerville is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
      • Enterprise
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Kirby
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Epworth
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Epworth is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
      • Lentner
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Maud
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Maud is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
      • Hebron
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Hebron is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
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        • Shelbyville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Walkersville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Walkersville is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
        • Bethel
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Mamre
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Mamre is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamre
  • Sullivan County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barnesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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