Briarton is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Shawano County

Shawano County, Wisconsin

Shawano County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 40,664. Its county seat is Shawano.-History:...

, Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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, United States

United States

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, in the Town of Lessor

Lessor, Wisconsin

Lessor is a town in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,112 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Briarton and Landstad are located in the town...

, west of Green Bay

Green Bay, Wisconsin

Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...

. It appears on the Nichols U.S. Geological Survey map. Briarton is a small community that began as a Belgian settlement. Today, there is little economic activity in the community; however, there is a steel shop in town. Recently, there has been new growth in Briarton with new houses being built every year.

Transportation

Briarton is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 156 and Old State Highway 47 Road. Hwy 156 is a well traveled highway and indirectly connects Briarton with larger cities. Briarton can also be reached by snowmobile trail during the winter months as trails run into town.