Barnesville, Maryland

About Barnesville

Set in the central part of Maryland, Barnesville is a tiny community, home to 145 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Barnesville is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.49 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 296 residents per square mile.

📰 Barnesville News Today

• Chicken dinners and galloping horses are highlights of upcoming 151st annual event at St. Mary’s in Barnesville Catholic Standard · Jul 21
• Barnesville Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 29
• Lauren Ann Kay Obituary Dec 16, 2025 Sagel Bloomfield Danzansky Goldberg Funeral Care Inc · Dec 16
• Reva Oleta "Mom, Grandma, Nana" Hoewing Obituary (2026) - Barnesville, MD - Hilton Funeral Home Legacy obituary · Aug 1
• Stanley Albert "Stan" Fisher Obituary (2026) - Barnesville, MD - Hilton Funeral Home Legacy obituary · Jun 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Barnesville Unique

• Part of the fabric of Maryland — one of 536 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Barnesville

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Barnesville

• Comus Inn

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Lock 27 · Attraction
• Monocacy Aqueduct · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Barnesville

• Bucklodge Branch Stream Valley Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Dickerson Local Park reviews ★
• Monocacy Natural Resource Management Area reviews ★
• Sugarloaf Mountain · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Dickerson Recreation Center reviews ★
• Monocacy Natural Resources Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Barnesville

• Monocacy Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Barnesville

🏘️ Nearby Communities