Welcome to Briggston ...
Briggston is located in Lowndes County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Briggston, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.
Briggston is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Briggston lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Briggston: 229
Communities Also Named Briggston ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Briggston - it's located in California.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Briggston.
Communities near Briggston ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Briggston.
- Valdosta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdosta
- Valdosta is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valdosta <3>
- Fodie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
- Fodie is located in Brooks County
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
- Quitman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Quitman is located in Brooks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,625 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <3>
- Hahira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahira
- Hahira is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,050 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hahira <3>
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Madison County (FL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
- Lake Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Lake Park is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Park <3>
- Remerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Dasher
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Franklinville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
- Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
- Jennings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Jennings is located in Hamilton County (FL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <3>
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 Briggston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Briggston.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Briggston. 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 Briggston.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Briggston. See our Newspapers Page for Briggston.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briggston ...
Looking for more information about Briggston? 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 Briggston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Briggston.
Adding Briggston to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Briggston 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 Briggston was on a map titled Map of Georgia (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Briggston in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Briggston.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Briggston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lowndes County: www.lowndescounty.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia'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 Briggston - 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. |
| <5> | 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. |