Briggsville, Arkansas
| Briggsville, Arkansas | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Briggsville, Arkansas | |
| Coordinates: 34°56′02″N 93°29′40″W / 34.93389°N 93.49444°WCoordinates: 34°56′02″N 93°29′40″W / 34.93389°N 93.49444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Yell |
| Elevation | 440 ft (130 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 72828 |
| Area code(s) | 479 |
| GNIS feature ID | 81846[1] |
Briggsville is an unincorporated community in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. Briggsville is located on Arkansas Highway 28, 12 miles (19 km) west-southwest of Plainview. Briggsville has a post office with ZIP code 72828.[2]
Briggsville is the hometown of actor Jacob Lofland.
At a Democratic Party rally in Russellville, Arkansas in 1976, Bill Clinton spoke of "the breathtaking beauty of our Arkansas spring", and then listed several towns including Briggsville; "I know them all, and they are home to me because of you".[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Briggsville, Arkansas
- ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
- ↑ Smith, Stephen A. (1996). "The Guardian of the People's Interest". Preface to the Presidency: Selected Speeches of Bill Clinton, 1974-1992. Stephen A. Smith.
First Lieutenant Daniel W. Melton was a soldier in the Civil War, and is interred at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Briggsville
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