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Welcome to Green Briar ...

Green Briar is located in Jefferson County<1>.

Green Briar is 1,760 feet [536 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Green Briar: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Green Briar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Green Briar - they are located in Delaware and Maryland.

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

Communities near Green Briar ...

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

  • DuBois
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <4>
  • Brookville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridgway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Reynoldsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Johnsonburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
  • Brockway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sykesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Falls Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Summerville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
  • Corsica
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Corsica is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 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 Green Briar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green Briar.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Briar ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Green 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Green Briar area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Green Briar area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.