Welcome to Riggsville ...

Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riggsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Riggsville is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Riggsville lies within the (231) area code.

Communities Also Named Riggsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Riggsville - they are located in Maine and New York.

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

Communities near Riggsville ...

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

• Cheboygan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheboygan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheboygan
  • Cheboygan is located in Cheboygan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheboygan <4>
• Pellston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellston
  • Pellston is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pellston <4>
• Mackinaw City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw City
  • Mackinaw City is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw City <4>
• Alanson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
  • Alanson is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <4>
• Mackinac Island
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackinac Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
  • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
• Long Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
  • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
• Mullett Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullett Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
  • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
• Veery Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
  • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
• Giauque Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
  • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
• Topinabee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topinabee
  • Topinabee is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topinabee <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 Riggsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riggsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riggsville ...

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

Adding Riggsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riggsville 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 Riggsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Riggsville post office opened in 1880.

We also found Riggsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riggsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/