Briggsville is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

in the southwest corner of Marquette County,

Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

, United States. It is located on

Wisconsin Highway 23 State Trunk Highway 23 (often called Highway 23, STH-23 or WIS 23) is a Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System, state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The highway's route is signed as a north–south route from Shullsburg, Wiscon ...

in the town of

Douglas Douglas may refer to: People * Douglas (given name) * Douglas (surname) Animals * Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking * Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil ...

. It uses ZIP code 53920. Briggsville is the home of the National Shrine of Saint Philomena.The National Shrine of Saint Philomena
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Geography

Briggsville is located on the eastern side of

Mason Lake Mason Lake is a natural elongated lake south of Belfair, Washington, United States in Mason County. Named for Charles H. Mason, the first secretary of Washington Territory, the lake is on the isthmus of the Kitsap Peninsula between the Hood C ...

. The

Bonnie Oaks Historic District The Bonnie Oaks Historic District is located in Briggsville, Wisconsin in the Town of Douglas. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 1986. History The Bonnie Oaks Historic District consists of fifteen ...

is a little over a mile to the east.

Notable people

Arthur S. Champeny Arthur Seymour Champeny (August 13, 1893 – April 11, 1979) was a United States Army officer, reaching the rank of Brigadier General. He is the only American to earn the Distinguished Service Cross in three different wars. In addition to his th ...

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officer * Frank J. Kimball, legislator * Margery Latimer, writer * Willam Murphy, legislator

Gallery

BriggsvilleWisconsin2.jpg, Looking at Briggsville on Highway 23 BriggsvilleWisconsin1.jpg, Looking at Briggsville on Highway 23

References

Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Marquette County, Wisconsin Census-designated places in Wisconsin Census-designated places in Marquette County, Wisconsin {{MarquetteCountyWI-geo-stub