Welcome to Briggs ...

Briggs is located in Douglas County<1>.

The location of Briggs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Briggs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Briggs is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Briggs: (402) & (531)<4>

Communities Also Named Briggs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Briggs - they are located in Arizona (2), California (2), Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Montana, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Briggs ...

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

• Omaha
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Omaha is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
  • Omaha has also been known as:
  • Omaha City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <5>
• Council Bluffs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bluffs
  • Council Bluffs is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Bluffs <5>
• Bellevue
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
• Papillion
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
  • Papillion is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <5>
• La Vista
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
  • La Vista is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <5>
• Blair
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Blair is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <5>
• Ralston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
  • Ralston is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <5>
• Elkhorn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn <5>
• Gretna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <5>
• Carter Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Lake
  • Carter Lake is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter Lake <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Briggs ...

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

Adding Briggs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Briggs 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Briggs post office opened in 1892.

We also found Briggs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Briggs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/