Welcome to Riggs ...

Riggs is located in Bradford 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 consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Riggs is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Riggs lies within the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Riggs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Riggs: This one is located in Bradford County and the other is located in Greene County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 10 communities that are also named Riggs - they are located in Arkansas, California, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, 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.

• Sayre
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
  • Sayre is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <4>
• Waverly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Athens
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Towanda
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
  • Towanda is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <4>
• Canton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Troy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• South Waverly
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
  • South Waverly is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
• Wellsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
  • Wellsburg is located in Chemung County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <4>
• Monroe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
• Nichols
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nichols <4>

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Riggs post office opened in 1885.

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

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 Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/