Barnesville Ohio Map

About Barnesville, Ohio

Barnesville is a locality in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,945. The population density is 678.3 people per km². Barnesville is located at 39.9881°N, 81.1765°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 43713.

Barnesville rests in the gentle swell of eastern Ohio's Appalachian foothills, a landscape painted in broad strokes of cultivated fields and dense woodlands. It lies 19.1 miles south-southeast of West Chester, OH (from West Chester, OH: bearing 152°T), and is situated 16.0 miles west-southwest of St. Clairsville. Clairsville. The land here is a series of low, rounded ridges, their flanks softened by decades of farming and the slow, persistent work of erosion. During the late afternoon, the sun often hangs low, casting long, honey-colored shadows that stretch across the fields, illuminating the faint, dusty tracks of tractors and the richer, darker green of the bordering forests. The air, particularly after a spring rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and the fainter, sweeter perfume of budding trees. Even the sky seems to hold a particular quality here, a vast, pale blue expanse that feels both intimate and boundless. This is a place where the echoes of its Quaker founders still resonate, a quiet industriousness that shaped Barnesville into a community built on hard work and a deep connection to the land. The economy, once tied more strongly to coal mining and agriculture, now finds its pulse in a mix of small businesses, manufacturing, and the enduring legacy of family farms that still dot the surrounding countryside, their barns weathered and stoic against the changing seasons. You can sense a certain resilience in Barnesville, a quiet determination that seems to absorb the broader shifts of the region, the whispers of the industrial past and the nascent stirrings of revival. The town itself, with its neat rows of brick buildings and the familiar scent of baking bread wafting from local bakeries, feels like a well-worn, comfortable coat, familiar and dependable.

About This Barnesville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Barnesville, Ohio — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.988126, -81.176496. 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 Barnesville and Belmont County.

Detailed location data for Barnesville includes the ZIP code (43713), telephone area code (740), county seat of Belmont County (St. Clairsville), and school district assignment (Barnesville Exempted Village School District). 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 Barnesville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.