Welcome to Briceville ...
Briceville is located in Anderson County<1>.
The location of Briceville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Briceville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Briceville is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Briceville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Briceville (for example, toward Grimsley), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Briceville lies within the (865) area code.
Websites for Briceville ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.andersoncountychamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Briceville, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Briceville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Briceville - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Briceville.
Communities near Briceville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Briceville.
- Oak Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Oak Ridge is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <4>
- Spring Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,119 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
- LaFollette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <4>
- Smithwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Oak Grove Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 people
- Hunting Hills West
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Hills West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills West
- Hunting Hills West is located in Knox County
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,970 people
- Oliver Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Springs
- Oliver Springs is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver Springs <4>
- Coalfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Pine Crest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 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 Briceville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Briceville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Briceville. 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 Briceville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Briceville. See our Newspapers Page for Briceville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briceville ...
Looking for more information about Briceville? 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 Briceville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Briceville.
Adding Briceville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Briceville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Briceville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Briceville post office opened in 1888.
We also found Briceville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Briceville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Briceville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Briceville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |