Barney is an
unincorporated community
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in
Brooks County,
Georgia
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, in the 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 directl ...
incorporated Barney as a town in 1903.
The town was officially dissolved in 1995
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
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.
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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