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Welcome to Briarwood ...

Briarwood is located in Horry County<1>.

Briarwood is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Briarwood: 843 & 854<3>

Communities Also Named Briarwood ...

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

  • Myrtle Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Conway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • North Myrtle Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Carolina Shores
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
  • Surfside Beach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Loris
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Calabash
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Calabash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabash
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,360 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calabash <4>
  • Hand
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hand is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
  • Cherry Grove Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Horry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Briarwood - 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 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Briarwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Briarwood 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.