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Riggs Ford is located

Riggs Ford is located in Coryell County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Riggs Ford: Riggs Frd.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Riggs Ford for more information about variations on the name of Riggs Ford.

Riggs Ford is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Riggs Ford: 254

Communities near Riggs Ford ...

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

  • Killeen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Copperas Cove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Harker Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Belton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gatesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Nolanville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Morgan's Point Resort
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Salado
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Moody
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Moody is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <3>
  • Fort Gates
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riggs Ford ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Coryell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riggs Ford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.