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Welcome to Barnesville ...

Barnesville is located in Robeson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barnesville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Barnesville is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Barnesville: 910 & 472<3>

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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lumberton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • 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 <5>
  • 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 <5>
  • 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 <5>
  • Fairmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chadbourn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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.<6> 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 <5>
  • 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.<6> 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 <5>
  • 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.<6> 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)
  • Nichols
    (13 miles [20.9 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.

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.

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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Robeson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barnesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Barnesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Barnesville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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.
<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.









 

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