Welcome to Brief ...

Brief is located in Union County<1>.

The location of Brief has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brief, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Brief is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brief lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Brief: (704) and (980)<4>

Websites for Brief ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.unioncountycoc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Brief, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Brief ...

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

• Charlotte
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <5>
• Concord
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <5>
• Indian Trail
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
  • Indian Trail is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Trail <5>
• Monroe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <5>
• Matthews
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
  • Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <5>
• Mint Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
  • Mint Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mint Hill <5>
• Harrisburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
• Stallings
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stallings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
  • Stallings is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stallings <5>
• Weddington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weddington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington
  • Weddington is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weddington <5>
• Wesley Chapel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel
  • Wesley Chapel is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesley Chapel <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brief ...

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

Adding Brief to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brief 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 Brief was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brief post office opened in 1892.

We also found Brief on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brief.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brief. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Union County: www.co.union.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/