Welcome to Barnesville ...

Barnesville is located in Robeson 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 get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Barnesville is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Barnesville: (910)

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), Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, 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.

• Lumberton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
  • Lumberton is located in Robeson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <4>
• Dillon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Dillon is located in Dillon County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <4>
• Mullins
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
  • Mullins is located in Marion County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullins <4>
• Fairmont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Fairmont is located in Robeson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <4>
• Chadbourn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadbourn
  • Chadbourn is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chadbourn <4>
• Bladenboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bladenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladenboro
  • Bladenboro is located in Bladen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladenboro <4>
• Rowland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
  • Rowland is located in Robeson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <4>
• Fair Bluff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
  • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
• Lake View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Lake View is located in Dillon County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake View <4>
• Nichols
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Nichols is located in Marion County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nichols <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 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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Barnesville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

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 Robeson County: www.co.robeson.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/