Located one hour south of Atlanta and a couple hour's drive to either the mountains or beaches, Lamar County's 18,600+ residents have access to some of the best lifestyle amenities a community and state like Georgia can offer. We are one hour to the world's busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) and 3 hours to the fourth busiest port in the US, the port of Savannah.
Barnesville offers a small-town lifestyle with access to everything that helps a community thrive. We are located in a warm central Georgia climate where downtown Barnesville and the Barnesville-Lamar County Chamber of Commerce host arts and music festivals in the spring and fall, local sports teams are state champions, and businesses enjoy the benefits of local colleges and a pipeline of qualified workers! Take a look at some of the existing industries who call Lamar County home.
Explore the cities of Barnesville and Milner, as well as many small towns such as Aldora, Johnston Hill, and Five Points.
Students in the local area should check out Gordon State College for quality education close to home.
Indian Springs State Park and High Falls State Park, offer camping, hiking, creek wading, mini-golf, boating, historical sites, cabin rentals, and large group activity venues. You can also visit Dauset Trails Nature Center, which is owned and operated by a non-profit charitable foundation as an animal and nature preserve. It encompasses several hundred acres, complete with mountain bike and walking trails, rare wildlife, ponds and lakes, educational exhibits and more.
Discover the history of the area by visiting the Old Jail Museum and Archives where the sheriff and his family lived downstairs and the inmates were housed upstairs in cells.
Attend exciting events year round such as Barnesville Buggy Days is the city's benchmark festival, celebrating Barnesville's historic heritage as the "Buggy Capital of the South", or Peaches to Beaches, Georgia's longest yard sale with vendors set up down a section of Hwy 341.
Barnesville-Lamar County is also the location for HBO's current hit series Sharp Objects that premiered July 2018. Check out the local walking tour, which includes two murals perfect for Sharp Objects selfies.
To learn more about this community, check out Lamar County Chamber of Commerce, Official Lamar County Website, and Lamar County Schools websites.
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