Welcome to Wiggins ...

Wiggins is located in Leake County<1>.

Wiggins is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wiggins lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Wiggins: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Wiggins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Wiggins: This one is located in Leake County and the other is located in Stone County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 13 communities that are also named Wiggins - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas (2), Utah and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Wiggins ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.leakems.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Wiggins, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Wiggins ...

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

• Carthage
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Carthage is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Walnut Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <4>
• Sebastopol
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <4>
• Lena
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lena is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <4>
• Saint Ann
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
• Redwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Redwater is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
• Tuscola
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Tuscola is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
• Cash
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cash is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
• Ludlow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ludlow is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
• Standing Pine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wiggins ...

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