Welcome to Briceton ...

Briceton is located in Paulding County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Briceton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Briceton is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Briceton: (419) and (567)<4>

Communities Also Named Briceton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Briceton: This one is located in Paulding County and the other is located in Franklin County.

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

Communities near Briceton ...

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

• Defiance
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Defiance is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <5>
• Van Wert
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Wert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
  • Van Wert is located in Van Wert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Wert <5>
• Paulding
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
  • Paulding is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <5>
• Hicksville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
  • Hicksville is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hicksville <5>
• Antwerp
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Antwerp is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <5>
• Woodburn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
  • Woodburn is located in Allen County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <5>
• Monroeville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allen County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <5>
• Grabill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grabill
  • Grabill is located in Allen County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grabill <5>
• Payne
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
  • Payne is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payne <5>
• Continental
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
  • Continental is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Continental <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 Briceton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Briceton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briceton ...

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

Adding Briceton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Briceton post office opened in 1887.

We also found Briceton on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Briceton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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