Barnesville, OH

united states

Barnesville is a small city in eastern Ohio's Belmont County, about 20 miles from Wheeling, West Virginia. Reach it via State Route 9 from I-70, or take SR-147 for east-west connections. The town of nearly 4,000 sits in the Appalachian foothills with rolling terrain typical of southeastern Ohio. Every September since 1966, Barnesville hosts Ohio's largest Pumpkin Festival, drawing over 100,000 visitors to this otherwise quiet community.