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Welcome to Wiggins ...

Wiggins is located in Covington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wiggins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Wiggins is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wiggins: 334 & 483<3>

Communities Also Named Wiggins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Wiggins - they are located in Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi (2), 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.

  • Andalusia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Opp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Opp is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <4>
  • Elba
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elba is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <4>
  • Brantley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Kinston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • River Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • River Falls is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Red Level
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Red Level is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Dozier
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Carolina
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Carolina is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Sanford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sanford is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 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 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wiggins, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 (so far) for Wiggins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wiggins post office opened in 1880. The Wiggins post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wiggins.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Covington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wiggins - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Wiggins area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Wiggins area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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