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Welcome to Brierfield ...

Brierfield is located in Bibb County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brierfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.

Brierfield is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Brierfield: 205 & 659<3>

The ZIP code for Brierfield: 35035<4>

Communities Also Named Brierfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Brierfield - they are located in Mississippi, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Brierfield ...

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

  • Alabaster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Helena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Calera
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Montevallo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brent
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbiana
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jemison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Centreville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Centreville is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
  • Thorsby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodstock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brierfield ...

Looking for more information about Brierfield? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brierfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brierfield.

Adding Brierfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brierfield 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 (so far) for Brierfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brierfield post office opened in 1867.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brierfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Bibb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brierfield - 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 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Brierfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Brierfield area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Brierfield). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Brierfield or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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