Biggs, Illinois

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Biggs, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°14′29″N89°54′14″W / 40.24139°N 89.90389°W / 40.24139; -89.90389 [1]
Country United States
State Illinois
County Mason County, Illinois
Elevation
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495 ft (151 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID422462 [1]

Biggs is an unincorporated community in Mason County, Illinois, United States.

The community is named for Paul G. Biggs, who owned a local grain elevator in the 1870s. A post office was established in 1875. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Biggs, Illinois
  2. ↑ Callary, Edward (2009). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois. ISBN   9780252090707.
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