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Welcome to Briery ...

Briery is located in Prince Edward County<1>.


The location of Briery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Briery, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Briery is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Briery lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Briery: (434)

Communities near Briery ...

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

  • Farmville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <4>
  • Crewe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
    • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <4>
  • Victoria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Victoria is located in Lunenburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <4>
  • Keysville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
    • Keysville is located in Charlotte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keysville <4>
  • Charlotte Court House
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Drakes Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drakes Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Branch
    • Drakes Branch is located in Charlotte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakes Branch <4>
  • Burkeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
    • Burkeville is located in Nottoway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <4>
  • Pamplin City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Phenix
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
    • Phenix is located in Charlotte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Abilene
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
    • Abilene is located in Charlotte County

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 Briery. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Briery.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Briery. 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 Briery.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briery ...

Looking for more information about Briery? 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 Briery, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Briery.

Adding Briery to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Briery 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 Briery was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Briery post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Briery.

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

The official website for Prince Edward County: www.co.prince-edward.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Prince Edward, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Briery - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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