Welcome to Briggs Corner ...

Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County<1>.

The location of Briggs Corner has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Briggs Corner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

A typical abbreviation for Briggs Corner: Briggs Cor. (or less commonly used: Briggs Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Briggs Corner for more information about variations on the name of Briggs Corner.

Briggs Corner is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Briggs Corner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Briggs Corner: (508) & (774)<4>

Communities Also Named Briggs Corner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Briggs Corner - they are located in Maine, New Brunswick (2) and New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Briggs Corner.

Communities near Briggs Corner ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Briggs Corner.

• Providence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• Brockton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Fall River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  • Fall River is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
• Warwick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Cranston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
  • Cranston is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• Pawtucket
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• Taunton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
  • Taunton is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
• East Providence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
  • East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
• Woonsocket
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Cumberland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people

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 Briggs Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Briggs Corner.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Briggs Corner. 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 Briggs Corner.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Briggs Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Briggs Corner.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briggs Corner ...

Looking for more information about Briggs Corner? 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 Briggs Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Briggs Corner.

Adding Briggs Corner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Briggs Corner 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 Briggs Corner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Briggs Corner post office opened in 1884.

We also found Briggs Corner in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Briggs Corner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Briggs Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/