Welcome to Briar ...

Briar is located

Briar is primarily located in Wise County<1>. A portion of Briar extends into Tarrant County and Parker County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Briar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Briar is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Briar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Briar - they are located in Arkansas and Missouri.

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

Communities near Briar ...

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

• Keller
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
  • Keller is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keller <4>
• Saginaw
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
  • Saginaw is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saginaw <4>
• Watauga
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watauga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
  • Watauga is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watauga <4>
• White Settlement
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Settlement
  • White Settlement is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Settlement <4>
• Azle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
  • Azle is located in Parker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <4>
• Roanoke
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Denton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <4>
• Decatur
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
• River Oaks
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
  • River Oaks is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,539 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for River Oaks <4>
• Bridgeport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
• Willow Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Park
  • Willow Park is located in Parker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Park <4>

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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Briar.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briar ...

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

Adding Briar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Briar 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 Briar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Briar post office opened in 1890.

We also found Briar in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Briar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wise County: www.co.wise.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/