Welcome to Briars ...

Briars is located in Beaufort County<1>.

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

Briars is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Briars: (843)

Communities Also Named Briars ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Briars - they are located in Georgia and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Briars ...

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

• Port Royal
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <4>
• Beaufort
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaufort
  • Beaufort is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaufort <4>
• Ridgeland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <4>
• Yemassee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yemassee
  • Yemassee is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yemassee <4>
• Seabrook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
  • Seabrook is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook <4>
• Sheldon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Sheldon is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <4>
• Laurel Bay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bay
  • Laurel Bay is located in Beaufort County
• Polk Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Village
  • Polk Village is located in Beaufort County
• Burton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
  • Burton is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burton <4>
• Green Pond
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
  • Green Pond is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Pond <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 Briars. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Briars.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briars ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/