Welcome to Briceburg ...
Briceburg is located in Mariposa County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Briceburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
Briceburg is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Briceburg lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Briceburg: 209 & 350<3>
Communities near Briceburg ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Briceburg.
- Midpines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jerseydale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
- Mariposa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bear Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Mount Bullion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
- Bagby ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bagby is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagby
- Darrah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darrah is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrah
- Bootjack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
- Dogtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dogtown is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- El Portal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Briceburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Briceburg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Briceburg. 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 Briceburg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Briceburg. See our Newspapers Page for Briceburg.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briceburg ...
Looking for more information about Briceburg? 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 Briceburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Briceburg.
Adding Briceburg to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Briceburg 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 Briceburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Briceburg post office opened in 1909. The Briceburg post office closed in 1926.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Briceburg.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Mariposa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Briceburg - 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 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Briceburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Briceburg 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. |
| <5> | 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/ |