Welcome to Briggs ...
Briggs is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Briggs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
Briggs is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Briggs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Briggs: 315 & 680<3>
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, Nebraska, 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.
- Harrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <4>
- Edwards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
- Star Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Lake
- Star Lake is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star Lake <4>
- Newton Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Falls
- Newton Falls is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton Falls <4>
- South Edwards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edwards
- South Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Wanakena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanakena
- Wanakena is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanakena <4>
- Lake Bonaparte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bonaparte
- Lake Bonaparte is located in Lewis County
- Talcville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Degrasse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degrasse
- Degrasse is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jerden Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerden Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerden Falls
- Jerden Falls is located in Lewis County
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>
X2X - From that list, the Briggs post office opened in 1904.
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 Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Saint Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Briggs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Briggs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Briggs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |