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Welcome to Briarwood ...

Briarwood is located in Coffee County<1>.

Briarwood is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Briarwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Briarwood (for example, toward Fairmount), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Briarwood: 931

Communities Also Named Briarwood ...

While we believe that this Briarwood is located in Coffee County, we know of another 2 Tennessee communities named Briarwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Montgomery and Rutherford County.

Beyond Tennessee, 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), South Carolina (4), 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.

  • Shelbyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Manchester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Winchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynchburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gattistown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
  • Decherd
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Estill Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cowan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Cowan is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <3>
  • New Union
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Union is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
  • Ruthledge Ford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 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 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 Tennessee's counties, including Coffee, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.