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Welcome to Riggston ...

Riggston is located in Scott County<1>.

The pronunciation of Riggston: RIGS-ton<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riggston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

Riggston is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Riggston: 217 & 447<4>

Communities near Riggston ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • South Jacksonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
  • White Hall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Roodhouse
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Winchester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Griggsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Meredosia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bluffs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Murrayville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riggston ...

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

Adding Riggston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riggston 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 Riggston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Riggston post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riggston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Riggston. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riggston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Riggston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Riggston area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/