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History · Briarwood

Briarwood was first counted by the census in 1960

Most of Briarwood was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1973. Below: maps from 1905 on and the census since 1960.

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0on the National Register
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How Briarwood began

When was Briarwood founded?

1960

Briarwood first appears in the census in 1960.

First census: 428 in 19602020 census: 44566 years
Founding year: the first census.

What stands out about Briarwood’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Briarwood are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 658 in 1990; 445 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19056 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1981. Watch Briarwood change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Briarwood’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Briarwood, census by census

01002003004005006007001960198020002020Peak: 658

Peaked at 658 in 1990; 445 people lived here in 2020.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Briarwood’s Wikipedia page.

On the map

Briarwood on the map, 1905 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Briarwood. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Briarwood on the 1905 USGS mapBriarwood on the 1912 USGS mapBriarwood on the 1951 USGS mapBriarwood on the 1960 USGS mapBriarwood on the 1971 USGS mapBriarwood on the 1981 USGS map1905Prospect sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Briarwood.

The story so far

Briarwood, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Briarwood yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Briarwood is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Briarwood had a population of 445.

Its first post office opened in 1960. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 435 to 445 (+2%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Lyndon4 historic placesCPlantationIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Briarwood’s history

What year was Briarwood founded?

The Briarwood post office opened in 1960, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.