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Welcome to Wiggins ...

The city of Wiggins is located in Stone County<1> and is the County Seat for Stone County.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Wiggins, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wiggins has a population of 4,537 people<3> (see below for details).

Wiggins is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Wiggins lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Wiggins: (601) and (769)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wiggins had an population of 4,537 people. This is an increase of 3.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wiggins had a population of 4,390 people (which is 24.68% of the total population of Stone County). This makes Wiggins the county's most populous community.

The population of Wiggins represents 0.15% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 70th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,390 people, the population of Wiggins increased 14.06% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,849 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wiggins.

Communities Also Named Wiggins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Wiggins: This one is located in Stone County and the other is located in Leake County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 13 communities that are also named Wiggins - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas (2), Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wiggins ...

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

  • McHenry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • McHenry is located in Stone County
  • Smith Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
    • Smith Town is located in Stone County
  • Carnes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
    • Carnes is located in Forrest County
  • Howison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
    • Howison is located in Harrison County
  • Saucier
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Wortham
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
    • Wortham is located in Harrison County
  • Lumberton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
    • Lumberton is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <6>
  • Juniper Grove
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
    • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
  • McLaurin
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
    • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
  • Necaise
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
    • Necaise is located in Hancock County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wiggins ...

Looking for more information about Wiggins? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wiggins, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wiggins.

Adding Wiggins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wiggins 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 Wiggins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Wiggins post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wiggins.

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Stone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Wiggins.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wiggins - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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