Briggsville, Arkansas | |
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  Briggsville, Arkansas  Briggsville, Arkansas | |
| Coordinates: 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 | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 72828 |
| Area code | 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]
In 2004 Alan Richard of Education Week wrote that the only notable features of Briggsville were the highway, some of its houses, and the Fourche Valley School.[3]
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".[4]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Briggsville, Arkansas
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived September 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Richard, Alan (November 24, 2004). "Arranged Marriage: Newly Merged Districts Work to Make Combination Succeed". Education Week. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
Fourche Valley School is the only real sign of the Briggsville community, except for a few houses and the winding highway with a mountain view.
- ^ Smith, Stephen A. (1996). The Guardian of the People's Interest. Stephen A. Smith. ISBN 9781557284402.
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