Welcome to Briggsdale ...
Briggsdale is located in Weld County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Briggsdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
From Place Names in Colorado,<2> the origin of Briggsdale is described as "Named for Frank Briggs, the founder of the town."
Briggsdale is 4,860 feet [1,481 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Briggsdale is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Briggsdale lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Briggsdale: 970
The ZIP code for Briggsdale: 80611<4>
Communities Also Named Briggsdale ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Briggsdale - it's located in Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Briggsdale.
Communities near Briggsdale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Briggsdale.
- Grover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Grover is located in Weld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <6>
- Keota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Galeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeton
- Galeton is located in Weld County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galeton <6>
- Sligo ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sligo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Sligo is located in Weld County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sligo
- From Briggsdale to Sligo
- Gill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Hardin is located in Weld County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hardin
- From Briggsdale to Hardin
- Spanish Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Village
- Spanish Village is located in Weld County
- Ault
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kersey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kersey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kersey
- Kersey is located in Weld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kersey <6>
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 Briggsdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Briggsdale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Briggsdale. 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 Briggsdale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Briggsdale. See our Newspapers Page for Briggsdale.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briggsdale ...
Looking for more information about Briggsdale? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Briggsdale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Briggsdale.
Adding Briggsdale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Briggsdale 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 Briggsdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Briggsdale post office opened in 1910.
We also found Briggsdale mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Briggsdale.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Weld, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Briggsdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Briggsdale). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Briggsdale or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |