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Welcome to Riggins Corner ...

Riggins Corner is located in Dorchester County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Riggins Corner: Riggins Cor. (or less commonly used: Riggins Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Riggins Corner for more information about variations on the name of Riggins Corner.

Riggins Corner is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Riggins Corner: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities near Riggins Corner ...

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

  • Cambridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Trappe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Oxford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Secretary
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • East New Market
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Vienna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Church Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Andrews
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Andrews is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Lakesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
  • Fishing Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riggins Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Dorchester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riggins Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Riggins Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Riggins Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.