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Welcome to Briggs Terrace ...

Briggs Terrace is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Briggs Terrace: Briggs Ter. (or less commonly used: Briggs Terr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Briggs Terrace for more information about variations on the name of Briggs Terrace.

Briggs Terrace is 2,380 feet [725 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Briggs Terrace is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Communities near Briggs Terrace ...

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

  • Los Angeles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Glendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
    • Former name for Glendale:
    • Tropico
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <3>
  • Pasadena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena
    • Pasadena is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,045 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <3>
  • El Monte
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte
    • El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <3>
  • Burbank
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
    • Burbank is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <3>
  • South Gate
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Alhambra
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Baldwin Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Montebello
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pico Rivera
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briggs Terrace ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Los Angeles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Briggs Terrace - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.