Welcome to Briar ...
Briar is located in the Missouri Ozarks.
Briar is located in Ripley County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Briar, you might consider that their post office opened in 1936.
Briar is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Briar lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Briar: 573 & 235<3>
The ZIP code for Briar: 63931<4>
Communities Also Named Briar ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Briar - they are located in Arkansas and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Briar.
Communities near Briar ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Briar.
- Doniphan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Doniphan is located in Ripley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <6>
- Maynard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Grandin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Success
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Ponder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Bennett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Bennett is located in Ripley County
- Bardley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Gatewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Supply
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Warm Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warm Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Warm Springs is located in Randolph County (AR)
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Briar.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Briar. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Briar. See our Newspapers Page for Briar.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briar ...
Looking for more information about Briar? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Briar.
Adding Briar to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Briar 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 Briar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Briar post office opened in 1936.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Briar.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Briar. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Ripley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Briar - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Briar area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Briar area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Briar). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Briar or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |