Riggs, Missouri

File:Riggs Union Church and Cemetery from the southeast.jpg

Riggs is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|741199}} Today the community is centered around Riggs Union Church. A small store and several homes formerly stood at the intersection of Old Number 7 and Williams Road. The Mount Carmel (Sims) Cemetery is nearby.

History

A post office called Riggs was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1907.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=4 September 2016}} The community was named after Shelton Riggs, a local merchant whose store also contained the post office.{{cite web| url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_boone.html| title=Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate=4 September 2016| url-status=bot: unknown| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071013/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_boone.html| archivedate=24 June 2016}}

References

{{coord|39|10|16|N|92|20|44|W|type:city_region:US-MO_source:GNIS-enwiki|display=title}}

Category:Unincorporated communities in Boone County, Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri