Welcome to Briarwood ...

Briarwood is located in Dorchester County<1>.

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

Briarwood is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Briarwood: 843 & 854<4>

Communities Also Named Briarwood ...

While we believe that this Briarwood is located in Dorchester County, we know of another 3 South Carolina communities named Briarwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Horry, Pickens and Richland County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 36 communities that are also named Briarwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia (7), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland (4), Mississippi (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (3), Utah and Virginia (5).

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

Communities near Briarwood ...

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

• Charleston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
• North Charleston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleston
  • North Charleston is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Charleston <5>
• Goose Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek
  • Goose Creek is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goose Creek <5>
• Hanahan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanahan
  • Hanahan is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanahan <5>
• Moncks Corner
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncks Corner
  • Moncks Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moncks Corner <5>
• Hollywood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood <5>
• Ravenel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenel
  • Ravenel is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenel <5>
• Ridgeville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
  • Ridgeville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeville <5>
• Meggett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meggett
  • Meggett is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meggett <5>
• Cottageville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
  • Cottageville is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottageville <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 Briarwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Briarwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briarwood ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dorchester County: www.dorchestercounty.net/

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