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Welcome to Briggsville ...

Briggsville is located in Berkshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Briggsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Briggsville is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Briggsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Briggsville: 413

Communities Also Named Briggsville ...

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

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

Websites for Briggsville ...

Junior League:   www.jlbc.info/

Communities near Briggsville ...

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

  • Bennington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
  • Adams
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Adams is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
  • Williamstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Williamstown is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
  • Dalton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dalton is located in Berkshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
  • Shaftsbury
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
  • Pownal
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
  • Hoosick Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheshire
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cheshire is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
  • Lanesborough
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
  • Hinsdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hinsdale is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,902 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 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.<4>

From that list, the Briggsville post office opened in 1882. The Briggsville post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Briggsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Berkshire, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/