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Welcome to Briar Creek ...

Briar Creek is located in Cherokee County<1>.

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

Briar Creek is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Briar Creek: 864 & 821<3>

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, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Websites for Briar Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cherokeechamber.org/

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

Communities near Briar Creek ...

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

  • Spartanburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Shelby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Shelby is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <4>
  • Gaffney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Boiling Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Pacolet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
    • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <4>
  • Cowpens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
    • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <4>
  • Blacksburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chesnee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jonesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Grover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
    • Grover is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Briar Creek - 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 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Briar Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Briar Creek 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.