Welcome to Briceland ...

Briceland is located in Humboldt County<1>.

Briceland was established in 1889.

Briceland is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Briceland lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Briceland: (707)

Communities near Briceland ...

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

• Ettersburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ettersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettersburg
  • Ettersburg is located in Humboldt County
• Garberville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garberville
  • Garberville is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garberville <4>
• Whitethorn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitethorn
  • Whitethorn is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitethorn <4>
• Cooks Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Valley
  • Cooks Valley is located in Humboldt County
• Miranda
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
  • Miranda is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miranda <4>
• Phillipsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
  • Phillipsville is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsville <4>
• Myers Flat
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Flat
  • Myers Flat is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myers Flat <4>
• Shelter Cove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Cove
  • Shelter Cove is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelter Cove <4>
• Piercy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercy
  • Piercy is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piercy <4>
• Harris
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Harris is located in Humboldt 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 Briceland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Briceland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briceland ...

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

Adding Briceland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Briceland post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Briceland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Humboldt County: www.co.humboldt.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/