Welcome to Briarwood Beach ...
Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Briarwood Beach: Briarwood Bch.
Briarwood Beach is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Briarwood Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Briarwood Beach ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Briarwood Beach - it's located in Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Briarwood Beach.
Communities near Briarwood Beach ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Briarwood Beach.
- New Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barnstable Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Dartmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
- Falmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middleborough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bourne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Fairhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- Mashpee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 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 Briarwood Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Briarwood Beach.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Briarwood Beach. 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 Briarwood Beach.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Briarwood Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Briarwood Beach.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Plymouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Briarwood Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |