Welcome to West Briar ...

West Briar is located in Amherst County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Briar: W. Briar

West Briar is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: West Briar lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for West Briar: 434

Communities near West Briar ...

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

• Lynchburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <3>
• Amherst
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <3>
• Appomattox
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Appomattox is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appomattox
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appomattox <3>
• Abert
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Abert is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
• Sweet Briar Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
• Joshua Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
• Boonsboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
• Woodbine Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
• Mount Athos ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
• Pedlar Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Briar ...

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