Diggins

History

Diggins was laid out in 1887, and named after one Mr. Diggins, a railroad official. The site was previously known as Cut Throat, Stella, Centerpoint and Linington. A post office called Diggins has been in operation since 1886.

Geography

Diggins is located on the southeastern edge of the Springfield Plateau in the Ozarks of south central Missouri. The village is located along U.S. Route 60 between Fordland, four miles to the west and Seymour, four miles to the east. The headwaters of the James River are about three miles to the northeast. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  822
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  815
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  779
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  748
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  746
• White-breasted Nuthatch

  Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves
  730
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  692
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  674

Most recent

• M 2.56 — 2025-04-23
  3 km E of Hartville, Missouri
• M 2.51 — 2024-01-04
  13 km E of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
• M 2.61 — 2019-02-14
  11 km WSW of Mountain View, Missouri
• M 2.57 — 2018-08-03
  12 km SW of Pomona, Missouri
• M 2.53 — 2018-04-29
  3 km WNW of Evergreen, Missouri
• M 2.52 — 2017-06-21
  6 km N of Bergman, Arkansas