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Welcome to Briggsville ...

Briggsville is located in Yell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Briggsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Briggsville is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Briggsville: 479

The ZIP code for Briggsville: 72828<3>

Communities Also Named Briggsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Briggsville - they are located in California, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Briggsville ...

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

  • Danville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ola is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <4>
  • Plainview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Belleville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Havana
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Blue Mountain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Corinth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Corinth is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Rover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bluffton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bluffton is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Waltreak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Waltreak is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briggsville ...

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

Adding Briggsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Briggsville 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 Briggsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Briggsville post office opened in 1879. The Briggsville post office closed in 1974.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Briggsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Yell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Briggsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Briggsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Briggsville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/