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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Briaroaks (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Briaroaks. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Briaroaks ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

While the name of this city is Briaroaks, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Briaroaks may originally have been Briaroak's.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Briaroaks might be written as Briaroak.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Briaroaks is located in Johnson County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson County: Bosque, Ellis, Hill, Hood, Parker, Somervell & Tarrant.

Below are the counties that are near Briaroaks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Briaroaks:

  • Johnson County     (The home county of Briaroaks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briaroaks, with the one closest to Briaroaks listed first.
    • Cross Timber
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Burleson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Joshua
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
      • Joshua is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joshua <2>
    • Lillian
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
      • Lillian is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillian <2>
    • Crowley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
      • Crowley is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <2>
    • Keene
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <2>
    • Alvarado
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvarado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
      • Alvarado is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvarado <2>
    • Coyote Flats
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
      • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Cleburne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
    • Godley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
      • Godley is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Godley <2>
    • Grandview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,817 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <2>
  • Bosque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briaroaks, with the one closest to Briaroaks listed first.
    • Kimball
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Kimball is located in Bosque County
    • Eulogy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
      • Eulogy is located in Bosque County
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briaroaks, with the one closest to Briaroaks listed first.
    • Cedar Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Ovilla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovilla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovilla
      • Ovilla is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovilla <2>
    • Grand Prairie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Shamrock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
      • Shamrock is located in Dallas County
    • Duncanville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • DeSoto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Glenn Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Heights
      • Glenn Heights is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenn Heights <2>
    • Cockrell Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sowers ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sowers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
      • Sowers is located in Dallas County
    • Estelle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estelle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
    • Jim Town ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jim Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
      • Jim Town is located in Dallas County
      • Jim Town has also been known as:
      • Jimtown
    • Jimtown Junction ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jimtown Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Junction
      • Jimtown Junction is located in Dallas County
      • Jimtown Junction has also been known as:
      • Jim Town Junction
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briaroaks, with the one closest to Briaroaks listed first.
    • Mansfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Venus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Britton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Britton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
      • Britton is located in Ellis County
    • Midlothian
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Auburn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Ellis County
    • Maypearl
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maypearl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypearl
      • Maypearl is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maypearl <2>
    • Sardis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Ellis County
    • Boz
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boz
      • Boz is located in Ellis County
    • Oak Leaf
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
      • Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Sterrett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
      • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
    • Waxahachie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Red Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Ellis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,098 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <2>
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briaroaks, with the one closest to Briaroaks listed first.
    • Covington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <2>
    • Blum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blum
      • Blum is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blum <2>
    • Itasca
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Lovelace
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
      • Lovelace is located in Hill County
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briaroaks, with the one closest to Briaroaks listed first.
    • Cresson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
      • Cresson is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <2>
    • Acton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Fort Spunky
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Spunky have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
    • Pecan Plantation
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
    • DeCordova
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Brazos Bend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Granbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Oak Trail Shores
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Trail Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briaroaks, with the one closest to Briaroaks listed first.
    • Aledo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aledo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
      • Aledo is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aledo <2>
    • Annetta South
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annetta South have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Annetta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
    • Annetta North
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annetta North have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Willow Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Hudson Oaks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Oaks
      • Hudson Oaks is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson Oaks <2>
    • Azle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
  • Somervell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briaroaks, with the one closest to Briaroaks listed first.
    • Nemo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
      • Nemo is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemo <2>
    • Rainbow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
      • Rainbow is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow <2>
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briaroaks, with the one closest to Briaroaks listed first.
    • Retta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retta
      • Retta is located in Tarrant County
    • Rendon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
      • Rendon is located in Tarrant County
    • Everman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everman
      • Everman is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everman <2>
    • Edgecliff Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
      • Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
    • Kennedale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Wedgewood East
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood East
      • Wedgewood East is located in Tarrant County
    • Saint Francis Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francis Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis Village
      • Saint Francis Village is located in Tarrant County
    • Benbrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benbrook
      • Benbrook is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,312 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benbrook <2>
    • Dalworthington Gardens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnsons Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsons Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
      • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
    • Fort Worth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Briaroaks, see our County-by-County Page for Briaroaks.

Newspapers Published in Briaroaks ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 194 newspapers that have been published in the area around Briaroaks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Briaroaks, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Briaroaks.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Briaroaks:

Cemeteries Near Briaroaks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Briaroaks.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Briaroaks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Briaroaks, with the one closest to Briaroaks listed first.

  • Marystown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Burleson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burleson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burleson Cemetery
  • Burleson Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Springs Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Cahill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cahill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cahill Cemetery
  • Caddo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Old Lane Prairie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Keene Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Crowley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenacres Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (151 more) ...
    • Lightfoot Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Buel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<7>

While we didn't find Briaroaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Briaroaks.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Briaroaks, with the one closest to Briaroaks listed first.

  • Marystown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marystown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
    • Marystown is located in Johnson County
  • Egan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Egan is located in Johnson County
  • Burleson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Joshua
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
    • Joshua is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joshua <2>
  • Oak Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
  • Pleasant Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
    • Pleasant Point is located in Johnson County
  • Crowley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
    • Crowley is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <2>
  • Rendon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
    • Rendon is located in Tarrant County
  • Alvarado
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvarado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
    • Alvarado is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvarado <2>
  • Mansfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Primrose
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primrose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
    • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
  • Cleburne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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    • Kennedale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cuba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
    • Venus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Briaroaks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Briaroaks.

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

The official website for Johnson County: www.johnsoncountytx.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Briaroaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Briaroaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4968, Longitude: -97.3043       In this case, the coordinates for Briaroaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<7>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Briaroaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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