Welcome to Briggsville ...
Briggsville is located in Marquette County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Briggsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
Briggsville is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Briggsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Briggsville: 608 & 353<3>
The ZIP code for Briggsville: 53920<4>
Communities Also Named Briggsville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Briggsville - they are located in Arkansas, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Briggsville.
Communities near Briggsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Briggsville.
- Baraboo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- Portage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Wisconsin Dells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Lake Delton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- Pardeeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Montello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montello is located in Marquette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
- West Baraboo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Westfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Marquette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
- Wyocena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyocena is located in Columbia County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Former names for Wyocena:
- Duck Creek
- Wiocena
- North Freedom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
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 Briggsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Briggsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Briggsville. 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 Briggsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Briggsville. See our Newspapers Page for Briggsville.
Adding Briggsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Briggsville 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 Briggsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Briggsville post office opened in 1856.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Briggsville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Marquette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Briggsville - 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 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Briggsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Briggsville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Briggsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Briggsville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <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/ |