Welcome to Biggs ...

Biggs is located in Sherman County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Biggs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Biggs is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Biggs lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Biggs: (541) & (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Biggs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Biggs - they are located in California, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Missouri, New Mexico and Texas.

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

Communities near Biggs ...

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

• The Dalles
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Dalles
  • The Dalles is located in Wasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Dalles <5>
• City of The Dalles
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City of The Dalles came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
  • City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County
• Goldendale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldendale
  • Goldendale is located in Klickitat County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldendale <5>
• Wasco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
  • Wasco is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <5>
• Moro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
  • Moro is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <5>
• Rufus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rufus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
  • Rufus is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rufus <5>
• Celilo Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celilo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celilo Village
  • Celilo Village is located in Wasco County
• Centerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Klickitat County (WA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <5>
• Wishram
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishram
  • Wishram is located in Klickitat County (WA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wishram <5>
• Fairbanks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • Fairbanks is located in Wasco 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 Biggs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Biggs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Biggs ...

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

Adding Biggs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Biggs post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Biggs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sherman County: www.sherman-county.com/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/