Biggers would have been located within present day Collin County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Biggers, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Biggers is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Biggers was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Biggers ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Biggers - it's located in Arkansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Biggers.
Communities near Biggers ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Biggers.
- Plano
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McKinney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen is located in Collin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <4>
- Wylie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Wylie is located in Collin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <4>
- Prosper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosper have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Prosper is located in Collin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosper <4>
- Sachse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sachse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachse
- Sachse is located in Collin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sachse <4>
- Murphy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Murphy is located in Collin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,844 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <4>
- Celina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Biggers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Biggers.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Biggers. 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 Biggers.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Biggers. See our Newspapers Page for Biggers.
Adding Biggers to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Biggers 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 Biggers was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Biggers in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Biggers post office opened in 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Biggers.
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 Biggers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Biggers - 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |