Welcome to Briggs Corner ...

Briggs Corner is located in York County<1>.

The location of Briggs Corner has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

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

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

Briggs Corner is near sea level<3>.

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

Briggs Corner is within the boundaries of the (207) area code.

Communities Also Named Briggs Corner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Briggs Corner - they are located in Massachusetts, New Brunswick (2) and New York.

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

Communities near Briggs Corner ...

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

• Dover
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Rochester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Portsmouth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <4>
• Durham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <4>
• Hampton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Exeter
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>
• York
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
• Somersworth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
  • Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
  • Former names for Somersworth:
  • Great Falls
  • Summersworth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <4>
• Wells
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <4>
• Barrington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
  • Barrington is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barrington <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briggs Corner ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Briggs Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/