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Welcome to Biggs ...

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.


Biggs was located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Biggs would have been located within present day Douglas County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Biggs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Biggs is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Biggs was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Biggs was located: 417

Communities Also Named Biggs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Biggs - they are located in California, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland (2), New Mexico, Oregon and Texas.

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

Communities near Biggs ...

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

  • Mountain Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Willow Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cabool
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Norwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  • Drury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Drury is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
  • Vanzant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Vanzant is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
  • Dora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gentryville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gentryville is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville

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

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

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

Adding Biggs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Biggs in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Biggs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Biggs post office opened in 1893. The Biggs post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Biggs.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Biggs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/