Welcome to Briscoe ...

Briscoe is located in Wood County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Briscoe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Briscoe is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Briscoe: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Briscoe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Briscoe - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Missouri, New York and Texas.

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

Communities near Briscoe ...

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

• Parkersburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <5>
• Marietta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <5>
• Belpre
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
  • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <5>
• Williamstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <5>
• Saint Marys
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Saint Marys is located in Pleasants County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <5>
• Beverly
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <5>
• Belmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Pleasants County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
• Lowell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <5>
• Coolville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolville
  • Coolville is located in Athens County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolville <5>
• Stockport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockport
  • Stockport is located in Morgan County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockport <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briscoe ...

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

Adding Briscoe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Briscoe 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 Briscoe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Briscoe post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Briscoe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/