Welcome to Briar Bluff ...

Briar Bluff is located in Henry County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Briar Bluff, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Briar Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Briar Bluff: Briar Blf. (or less commonly used: Briar Bluf.)

Briar Bluff is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Briar Bluff lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Briar Bluff ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Briar Bluff.

• Davenport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <4>
• Moline
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
  • Moline is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <4>
• Rock Island
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Rock Island is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <4>
• Bettendorf
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettendorf
  • Bettendorf is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bettendorf <4>
• East Moline
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
  • East Moline is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
• Silvis
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
  • Silvis is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <4>
• Eldridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Eldridge is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldridge <4>
• Geneseo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
  • Geneseo is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <4>
• Milan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
• Le Claire
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Claire
  • Le Claire is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Claire <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Briar Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Briar Bluff.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Briar Bluff. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Briar Bluff.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Briar Bluff. See our Newspapers Page for Briar Bluff.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briar Bluff ...

Looking for more information about Briar Bluff? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Briar Bluff, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Briar Bluff.

Adding Briar Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Briar Bluff in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Briar Bluff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Briar Bluff post office opened in 1872.

We also found Briar Bluff in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Briar Bluff.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Briar Bluff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Henry County: www.henrycty.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov