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Welcome to Briarcliff ...

Briarcliff is located in Lauderdale County<1> and is the County Seat for Lauderdale County.

Briarcliff is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Briarcliff: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Briarcliff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Briarcliff: This one is located in Lauderdale County and the other is located in Tuscaloosa County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 19 communities that are also named Briarcliff - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana (2), Mississippi, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (4), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Briarcliff.

Communities near Briarcliff ...

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

  • Florence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Muscle Shoals
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sheffield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tuscumbia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Corning ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Corning is located in Wayne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
  • Cherokee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Littleville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Littleville is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Killen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Saint Joseph
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Florian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briarcliff ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Briarcliff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Briarcliff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Briarcliff area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.