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Welcome to Riggs ...

So far, we found very little information about Riggs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Riggs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Riggs, please Contact Us.

Riggs would have been located within present day Scott County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riggs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Riggs is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Riggs was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Riggs was located: 276

Communities Also Named Riggs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Riggs - they are located in Arkansas, California, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Riggs ...

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

  • Kingsport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <4>
  • Bloomingdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
  • Church Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Mount Carmel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Big Stone Gap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Waycross
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
  • Norton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Wise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Gate City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Coeburn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

Adding Riggs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riggs 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 (so far) for Riggs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Riggs post office opened in 1909. The Riggs post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riggs.

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 Riggs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riggs - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/