Greenbrier is an

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in south eastern Limestone County,

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, United States. The population is 30 as of 2020. It is located 5.5 kilometers from the Madison County and

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County borders.

History

Greenbrier was likely named for Greenbrier, Virginia, since a number of early settlers of the area came from

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. A post office was established under the name Green Brier in 1869 and was in operation until 1920. There is a small restaurant located in the north of the community where it is decorated with a mural around the outside perimeters of the building that is open and listed as a landmark. The community of Greenbrier is located 3.4 miles (5.5km) from the Limestone Madison county borders. The community also is located in between the City of Madison and the City of

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. South of the community is a railline owned by

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, there is no station in Greenbrier, but there are rail lines leading to the Toyota Mazda plant where car parts will be unloaded and reloaded. In 2020, a Toyota-Mazda manufacturing plant opened north of Greenbrier, and the road parallel to the plant was extended to 4 lanes.

References

Unincorporated communities in Alabama Unincorporated communities in Limestone County, Alabama Huntsville-Decatur, AL Combined Statistical Area {{LimestoneCountyAL-geo-stub