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Welcome to Bragg's ...

Bragg's is located in Lowndes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bragg's, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Bragg's is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bragg's: 334

Communities Also Named Bragg's ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bragg's - they are located in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bragg's.

Communities near Bragg's ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bragg's.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bragg's ...

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

Adding Bragg's to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bragg's 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 Bragg's was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Bragg's in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bragg's.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lowndes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bragg's - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.