Barnesville, North Carolina

Barnesville, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Barnesville, North Carolina
Barnesville, North Carolina
Coordinates: 34°24′32″N 79°02′48″W / 34.40889°N 79.04667°W / 34.40889; -79.04667Coordinates: 34°24′32″N 79°02′48″W / 34.40889°N 79.04667°W / 34.40889; -79.04667
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Robeson
Elevation 102 ft (31 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 28319
Area code(s) 910
GNIS feature ID 980574[1]

Barnesville is an unincorporated community in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. The community is 7.2 miles (11.6 km) south-southeast of Fairmont. Barnesville had a post office from May 15, 1879, to September 11, 2010; it still has its own ZIP code, 28319.[2][3]

The community was founded in 1888 and named after Richard Rhodes Barnes who provided land for a railway through the community.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Barnesville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. United States Postal Service (2015). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved February 9, 2015.


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