Barnesville,Georgia | |
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Nickname: Buggy Town | |
Coordinates: 33°3′11″N 84°9′22″W / 33.05306°N 84.15611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Lamar |
Barnes' Store | 1826 |
Barnesville | June 1831 |
Incorporated City of Barnesville | February 20, 1854 |
Government | |
• Type | City Council |
• City Manager | Timothy Turner |
Area | |
• Total | 6.12 sq mi (15.86 km2) |
• Land | 6.07 sq mi (15.73 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2) |
Elevation | 850 ft (259 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,292 |
• Density | 1,035.89/sq mi (399.95/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 30204 |
Area code | 770 |
FIPS code | 13-05344[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0331094[3] |
Website | cityofbarnesville.com |
Barnesville is a city in Lamar County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 6,755,[4] up from 5,972 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Lamar County and is just outside of the Atlanta metropolitan area.[5]
Barnesville is located 37 miles northwest of Macon and 60 miles south of Atlanta.[6][7] It was called the "Buggy Capital of the South", as the town produced about 9,000 buggies a year around the turn of the 20th century.[8] Each year in the third week of September the town hosts an annual Buggy Days celebration.