Welcome to Briggs ...
So far, we found very little information about Briggs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Briggs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Briggs, please Contact Us.
Briggs would have been located within present day Unicoi County<2>.
The location of Briggs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Briggs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Briggs is 2,740 feet [835 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Briggs is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Briggs was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Briggs still existed, it would have been in the (423) area code.
Websites for Briggs ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.unicoicounty.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Briggs, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Briggs ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Briggs: This one is located in Unicoi County and the other is located in Humphreys County.
Beyond Tennessee, there are 21 communities that are also named Briggs - they are located in Arizona (2), California (2), Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, South Carolina, 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.
- Greeneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeneville
- Greeneville is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeneville <5>
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolichucky have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Erwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Erwin is located in Unicoi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <5>
- Bolton Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Forest Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Pleasant View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Unicoi
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
- Unicoi is located in Unicoi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <5>
- Tusculum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Mars Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Mars Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <5>
- Burnsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <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.
Adding Briggs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Briggs 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 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 1886.
We also found Briggs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Briggs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Briggs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Unicoi, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Briggs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |