Riggins, Mississippi

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Riggins, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Riggins
Coordinates: 34°03′02″N88°15′10″W / 34.05056°N 88.25278°W / 34.05056; -88.25278
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Monroe
Elevation
495 ft (151 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID711139 [1]

Riggins is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. [1]

History

Riggins is located on Splunge Creek, a tributary of the Buttahatchee River. In 1900, Riggins had a population of 22. [2]

A post office operated under the name Riggins from 1886 to 1906. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Riggins
  2. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 555.
  3. ↑ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 7, 2023.


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