Barnesville, Alabama

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Barnesville, Alabama
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Barnesville
Coordinates: 34°08′23″N88°04′40″W / 34.13972°N 88.07778°W / 34.13972; -88.07778
Country United States
State Alabama
County Marion
Elevation
525 ft (160 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 205, 659
GNIS feature ID157886 [1]

Barnesville is a ghost town in Marion County, Alabama, United States. Two churches still remain in the town. A scattered populace still occupies Barnesville. [2]

A post office operated under the name Barnesville from 1855 to 1907. [3]

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References

  1. "Barnesville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Barnsville – Ghost Town
  3. "Marion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 7, 2015.