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History · Briarwood Estates

Half of Briarwood Estates’ homes were built after 2009

Most of Briarwood Estates was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2009. Below: maps from 1930 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Briarwood Estates’ past

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

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The story so far

Briarwood Estates, in brief

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

Briarwood Estates is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. It is in the southern part of the county, northwest of De Soto. It is a residential community built around three lakes: Lake Briarwood, Fishermans Lake, and Spring Lake. Missouri Route 21 passes between Briarwood Estates and De Soto, leading northeast 44 miles (71 km) to St. Louis and southwest 24 miles (39 km) to Potosi. As of the 2020 census, Briarwood Estates had a population of 347. Briarwood Estates was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

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

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On the map

Briarwood Estates on the map, 1930 to 1981

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

Briarwood Estates on the 1930 USGS mapBriarwood Estates on the 1955 USGS mapBriarwood Estates on the 1960 USGS mapBriarwood Estates on the 1981 USGS map1930De Soto NE sheet · 1:24,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Briarwood Estates

Nobody well known was born in Briarwood Estates itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Bill BradleyAmerican basketball player and politician · b. 1943
Jay Nixon55th Governor of Missouri · b. 1956
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Frank WilcoxAmerican actor · b. 1907
Patrick WilliamsAmerican composer, arranger, and conductor who … · b. 1939
Tom SantschiAmerican actor · b. 1878
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Nikki ZiegelmeyerAmerican short track speed skater · b. 1975

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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 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.