Greenbrier | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | Independent city |
Subdivision Name2: | Chesapeake |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 36.78°N -76.2278°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Greenbrier is a community located in the independent city of Chesapeake, Virginia, United States. It is made up of two sections, Greenbrier East and Greenbrier West. Greenbrier Parkway, a major road in Greenbrier, is the commercial hub of Chesapeake. Shopping centers line this major road, including Greenbrier Mall. Another major road, Volvo Parkway, cuts across Greenbrier Parkway. This road leads to the more residential section of Greenbrier along Battlefield Boulevard as well as another shopping center.
Elizabeth Rolfe was born here in 1620 to English colonist John Rolfe and his third wife, Jane Pierce. Two years later, Jane married Captain Roger Smith after Rolfe's death. Elizabeth was married to John Milner of Nansemond until her death in 1635.
Greenbrier public schools include Greenbrier Primary, Greenbrier Intermediate, and Greenbrier Middle School.
Students who live in Greenbrier attend Indian River High School or Oscar Smith High School.