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Welcome to Riggs ...Riggs is located in Clinton County<1>. The location of Riggs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Riggs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Riggs is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Riggs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Riggs: (563) Communities Also Named Riggs ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Riggs - they are located in Arkansas, California, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riggs. Communities near Riggs ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Riggs.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Riggs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riggs. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Riggs. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riggs. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Riggs. See our Newspapers Page for Riggs. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riggs ...Looking for more information about Riggs? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Riggs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Riggs. Adding Riggs to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Riggs in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Riggs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Riggs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Riggs. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riggs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountyiowa.com/ The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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