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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Biggs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Biggs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Biggs, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Biggs (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Biggs. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Biggs is historic, it would have been located within present day Douglas County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Douglas County: Christian, Howell, Ozark, Taney, Texas, Webster & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Biggs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Biggs:
- Douglas County (The home county of Biggs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Biggs, with the one closest to Biggs listed first.
- Richville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Vanzant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vanzant is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Buckhart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buckhart is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
- Drury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Drury is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Gentryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gentryville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Olathia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Olathia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
- Squires
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Squires is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Ava
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Smallett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Smallett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
- Howell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biggs, with the one closest to Biggs listed first.
- Siloam Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Burnham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burnham is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Willow Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Pottersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Caulfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- South Fork is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Peace Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Peace Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
- Cottbus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
- Mountain View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chapin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chapin is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Ozark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biggs, with the one closest to Biggs listed first.
- Dora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Trail
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trail is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Rockbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brixey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brixey is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey
- Zanoni ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zanoni is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni
- Elijah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elijah is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Almartha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Almartha is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
- Romance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Romance is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Wasola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wasola is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
- Tecumseh
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Noble
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Noble is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Hardenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gainesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biggs, with the one closest to Biggs listed first.
- Cabool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dunn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dunn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Former name for Dunn:
- Impo
- Sargent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sargent is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Elk Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Creek is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Simmons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Simmons is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
- Hattie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hattie is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
- Solo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Solo is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Bendavis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bendavis is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
- Huggins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Huggins is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
- Houston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biggs, with the one closest to Biggs listed first.
- Mountain Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Norwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Macomb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Mansfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Graff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Graff is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- Hartville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Fulton County (AR)
- Ott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ott is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Biggs, see our County-by-County Page for Biggs.
Cemeteries Near Biggs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Biggs.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Biggs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Biggs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Biggs, with the one closest to Biggs listed first.
- Pleasant Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bittick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Innman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Penner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vanzant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tedrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cudworth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clifty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (193 more) ...
- Henderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blanche Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sweeton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Biggs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Biggs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Biggs, with the one closest to Biggs listed first.
- Richville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Buckhart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buckhart is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
- Dora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Siloam Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Trail
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trail is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Burnham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burnham is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Willow Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Coldspring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coldspring is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldspring
- Rockbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sycamore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Oak Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Mound is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mound
- Sargent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sargent is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Cabool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Biggs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Biggs.
Newspapers Published in Biggs ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Biggs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Biggs, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Biggs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Biggs:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Douglas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Howell County
- Ozark County
- Texas County
- Wright County
- Fulton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Biggs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Biggs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |