Welcome to Briar Thicket ...

Briar Thicket is located in Cocke County<1>.

Briar Thicket is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Briar Thicket ...

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

• Clevenger
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clevenger is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
  • Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
• Morristown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Morristown is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <3>
• Greeneville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Greeneville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeneville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeneville <3>
• Newport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Newport is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <3>
• Bolton Estates
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
• Forest Hills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Forest Hills is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
• Jaybird
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jaybird is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
• Dandridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Dandridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dandridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dandridge <3>
• Bean Station
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Bean Station is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Station
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bean Station <3>
• Bright ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bright is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 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 Briar Thicket. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Briar Thicket.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briar Thicket ...

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