Welcome to Briggs Lake ...
Briggs Lake is located in Sherburne County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Briggs Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.
A typical abbreviation for Briggs Lake: Briggs Lk.
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Briggs Lake for more information about variations on the name of Briggs Lake.
Briggs Lake is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Briggs Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Briggs Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Briggs Lake.
- Saint Cloud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sartell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartell
- Sartell is located in Stearns County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,079 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sartell <3>
- Sauk Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,893 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <3>
- Big Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waite Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Joseph
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Zimmerman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
- Zimmerman has also been known as:
- Lake Fremont
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <3>
- Becker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Becker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
- Becker is located in Sherburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <3>
- Princeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Briggs Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Briggs Lake. 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 Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Briggs Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Briggs Lake.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briggs Lake ...
Looking for more information about Briggs Lake? 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 Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Briggs Lake.
Adding Briggs Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Briggs Lake 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 Briggs Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Briggs Lake post office opened in 1874.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Briggs Lake.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Sherburne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Briggs Lake - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |