Welcome to Briar Hill ...
Briar Hill is located in Saint Clair County<1>.
Briar Hill is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Briar Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Briar Hill: 618 & 730<3>
Communities Also Named Briar Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Briar Hill: This one is located in Saint Clair County and the other is located in Kane County.
Beyond Illinois, there are 4 communities that are also named Briar Hill - they are located in Alabama, Maryland and Michigan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Briar Hill.
Communities near Briar Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Briar Hill.
- Saint Louis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- University City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- University City is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- O'Fallon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Granite City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
- East Saint Louis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Collinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Webster Groves
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webster Groves. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
- Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 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 Briar Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Briar Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Briar Hill. 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 Briar Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Briar Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Briar Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briar Hill ...
Looking for more information about Briar Hill? 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 Briar Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Briar Hill.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Briar Hill - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Briar Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Briar Hill 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |