Unincorporated community in Georgia, United States
Barney is an unincorporated community in Brooks County , Georgia , in the United States. The community is located at the junction of state routes 76 and 122 , 4.6 miles (7.4 km) north of Morven . Barney has a post office with ZIP code 31625.[2] [3]
History
Barney was named after the Barney & Smith Car Company in 1897, at the time the railroad first was extended through the area.[4] A post office called Barney has been in operation since 1897.[5] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Barney as a town in 1903.[6] The town was officially dissolved in 1995[6] along with many other inactive Georgia municipalities.
Transport
Barney's major highways are 122 that goes through Thomasville , Pattern, Pavo , Barney, Hahira , and Lakeland . The other one is highway 76 or Adel highway that goes through Greenville, Florida , Quitman , Morven , Barney, Adel , and Nashville .
References
^ "Barney" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved November 21, 2015 .
^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code" . United States Postal Service . Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2015 .
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF) . Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 14. ISBN 0-915430-00-2 .
^ "County" . Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 11, 2017 .
^ a b Candler, Allen Daniel; Evans, Clement Anselm (1906). Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons . State historical association. p. 131 .
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