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Welcome to Greenbriar Colony ...

Greenbriar Colony is located on the Gulf Coast.

Greenbriar Colony is located in Harris County<1>.

Greenbriar Colony is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Greenbriar Colony ...

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

  • Houston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bellaire
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Humble
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • West University Place
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Tomball
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Galena Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jacinto City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jersey Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hunters Creek Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunters Creek Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
  • City of Spring Valley Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenbriar Colony ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Harris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenbriar Colony - 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.