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Welcome to Wiggins ...Wiggins is located in Summers County<1>. The location of Wiggins has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Wiggins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887. Wiggins is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Wiggins lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Wiggins: (304) and (681)<4> Communities Also Named Wiggins ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Wiggins - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Ohio, South Carolina, Texas (2) and Utah. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wiggins. Communities near Wiggins ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wiggins.
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 Wiggins. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wiggins. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wiggins. 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 Wiggins. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wiggins. See our Newspapers Page for Wiggins. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wiggins ...Looking for more information about Wiggins? 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 Wiggins, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wiggins. Adding Wiggins to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Wiggins 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 for Wiggins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Wiggins in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Wiggins. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wiggins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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