Welcome to Briar Creek ...

Briar Creek is located in Columbia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Briar Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for Briar Creek: Briar Crk. (or less commonly used: Briar Ck. or Briar Cr.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Briar Creek has a population of 674 people<2> (see below for details).

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

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

The area code for Briar Creek: (570)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Briar Creek had an population of 674 people. This is an increase of 2.12% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Briar Creek had a population of 660 people. This makes Briar Creek the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 660 people, the population of Briar Creek increased 1.38% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 651 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Briar Creek.

Communities Also Named Briar Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Briar Creek - they are located in Arkansas, Missouri, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Briar Creek ...

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

• Hazleton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
  • Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <4>
• Bloomsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsburg
  • Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsburg <4>
• Nanticoke
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <4>
• Mount Carmel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
• Shenandoah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Danville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Montour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• West Hazleton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hazleton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
  • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
• Mahanoy City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanoy City
  • Mahanoy City is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahanoy City <4>
• Frackville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville
  • Frackville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frackville <4>
• Ashland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briar Creek ...

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

Adding Briar Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Briar Creek post office opened in 1891.

We also found Briar Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Briar Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiapa.org/county/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/