Briaroaks: A Growing Residential Community in Johnson County
Published: March 16, 2005
Updated: September 20, 2023
Briaroaks is a residential community located on Interstate Highway 35W about fourteen miles south-southeast of Fort Worth and eleven miles northeast of Cleburne in northern Johnson County. The town began as a country subdivision in the late 1960s and early 1970s and incorporated in April 1971. In 1975 the population estimate was 390, and that number increased to 592 in 1980. In 2000 the population was 493. Briaroaks has a mayor-council form of government, and police and fire departments serve the primarily residential area.
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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.
Laurie E. Jasinski, “Briaroaks, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed April 11, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/briaroaks-tx.
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- March 16, 2005
- September 20, 2023
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