Welcome to Green Brier ...

Green Brier is located in Crawford County<1>.

Green Brier is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Green Brier (for example, toward Oaktown (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Green Brier: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named Green Brier ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Green Brier - they are located in Iowa and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Green Brier ...

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

Olney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Olney is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Olney
- From Green Brier to Olney
Robinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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- Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Robinson
- From Green Brier to Robinson
Lawrenceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <4>
Sumner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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- Sumner is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,961 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sumner
- From Green Brier to Sumner
Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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- Newton is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,818 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newton
- From Green Brier to Newton
Bridgeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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- Bridgeport is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bridgeport
- From Green Brier to Bridgeport
Oblong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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- Oblong is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oblong <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oblong
- From Green Brier to Oblong
Palestine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Palestine
- From Green Brier to Palestine
Hutsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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- Hutsonville is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutsonville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hutsonville
- From Green Brier to Hutsonville
Flat Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Flat Rock is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Flat Rock
- From Green Brier to Flat Rock

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Brier ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Green Brier - 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 Green Brier area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Green Brier 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>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.