Editing Barnesville, Georgia (section)

==Geography==
Barnesville is located south of the center of Lamar County at {{Coord|33|3|11|N|84|9|22|W|type:city}} (33.053090, -84.156217).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 41]] passes through the western, southern, and eastern outskirts of the city on a bypass; the highway leads northwest {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Griffin, Georgia|Griffin]] and east {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Forsyth, Georgia|Forsyth]]. [[U.S. Route 341]] branches off US 41 on the south side of Barnesville and leads southeast {{convert|53|mi}} to [[Perry, Georgia|Perry]], where it rejoins US 41. [[Georgia State Route 18]] follows US 41 around the southern and eastern sides of Barnesville but leads west {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Zebulon, Georgia|Zebulon]]. [[Georgia State Route 36|State Route 36]] follows the western side of the Barnesville bypass and leads northeast {{convert|22|mi}} to [[Jackson, Georgia|Jackson]] and southwest {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Thomaston, Georgia|Thomaston]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Barnesville has a total area of {{convert|15.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|15.73|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.12|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.78%, are water.<ref name=Gazetteer>{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_13.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Georgia| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| access-date=December 6, 2019}}</ref>

Barnesville sits on a low ridge at an elevation of {{convert|850|ft}} above sea level. Hog Mountain rises above the city to the north, with a summit elevation of {{convert|1015|ft}}. The north side of the city drains via Big Towaliga Creek to the Little Towaliga River, the [[Towaliga River]], and eventually the [[Ocmulgee River]]. The east side drains via Tobesofkee Creek to the Ocmulgee south of [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]]. The south end of the city drains via Tobler Creek to the [[Flint River (Georgia)|Flint River]], and the west side drains via Little Potato Creek, then [[Potato Creek (Flint River tributary)|Potato Creek]], to the Flint River. Because the Ocmulgee River ultimately drains to the Atlantic Ocean and the Flint River ultimately to the Gulf of Mexico, Barnesville sits on the [[Eastern Continental Divide]].