Barney Georgia Map

About Barney, Georgia

Barney is a locality in Brooks County, Georgia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Barney is located at 31.0082°N, 83.5129°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 31625.

Barney, Georgia, unfurls itself across a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where the Georgia red clay, rich and deep, grounds everything. It lies 18.4 miles north-west of Valdosta, GA (from Valdosta, GA: bearing 311°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west of Hahira. Pines, tall and straight, stand sentinel over scattered stands of oak and hickory, their needles whispering a soft, constant murmur on the breeze that carries the scent of damp earth and distant pine resin. The sky here is a vast, ever-changing canvas, particularly at dusk, when hues of rose and lavender bleed into the deepening blue, casting long, softened shadows across the fields and the quiet, unhurried streets. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid air, has a peculiar clarity, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the shafts of light that pierce the leafy canopy. Barney’s history is a quiet one, tied to the agricultural rhythms of southern Georgia. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, primarily cotton and tobacco, shaping the local economy and the lives lived here. While the agricultural backbone remains, the character of Barney is also marked by a certain resilience, a quiet persistence that reflects its past. Though no grand monuments draw throngs, the enduring presence of older homes, their porches weathered by sun and time, hints at the families and stories that have shaped Barney. The air here often holds a palpable stillness, a sense of time moving at its own deliberate pace, unburdened by the clamor of larger places.

About This Barney Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Barney, Georgia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 31.008246, -83.512941. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Barney and Brooks County.

Detailed location data for Barney includes the ZIP code (31625), telephone area code (229), county seat of Brooks County (Quitman), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Barney is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.