Barney is an
unincorporated community
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in
Brooks County,
Georgia
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, United States. The community is located at the junction of
state routes 76 and
122, north of
Morven. Barney has a
post office
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with
ZIP code 31625.
History
Barney was named after the
Barney & Smith Car Company in 1897, at the time the railroad first was extended through the area. A post office called Barney has been in operation since 1897.
The
Georgia General Assembly
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Each of the General Assembly's 236 members serve two-year terms and are directly ...
incorporated Barney as a town in 1903.
The town was officially dissolved in 1995.
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
Greenville is a town in Madison County, Florida, United States. The population was 746 at the 2020 census, down from 843 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Greenville is located in western Madison County at (30.467, –83.635). U.S. Route 90 passe ...
,
Quitman,
Morven, Barney,
Adel, and
Nashville
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...
.
Education
Barney shares schools with Quitman and Morven
References
External links
Bethel Primitive Baptist Churchhistorical marker
Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Populated places disestablished in 1995
Unincorporated communities in Brooks County, Georgia
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
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