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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Higgins Corner (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Higgins Corner. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Higgins Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Higgins Corner: Higgins Cor. (or less commonly used: Higgins Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Higgins Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Higgins Corner may originally have been Higgin's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Higgins Corner might be written as Higgin Corner.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Higgins Corner is located in Nevada County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nevada County: Placer, Sierra, Yuba & Washoe (NV).

Below are the counties that are near Higgins Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Higgins Corner:

  • Nevada County     (The home county of Higgins Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
    • Lake of the Pines
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake of the Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
      • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
    • Alta Sierra
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Sierra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
    • Chicago Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Union Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
      • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
    • Penn Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grass Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Oaks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
    • Bitney Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
    • Glenbrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
      • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
    • Rough and Ready
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
    • Bangor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Honcut
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
    • Cool
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pilot Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Fornis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
      • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
    • Georgetown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
      • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
    • Lotus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Coloma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
      • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Waterford Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Village
      • Waterford Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Equestrian Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Equestrian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
      • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
    • Meadow Vista
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Weimar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Applegate
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clipper Gap
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
    • Bowman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • North Auburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
      • North Auburn is located in Placer County
    • Colfax
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chicago Park ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chicago Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
      • Chicago Park is located in Placer County
    • Auburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ophir
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
    • Newcastle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Virginiatown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
    • Mormon Island ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mormon Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
    • Represa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
    • Folsom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
      • Folsom has also been known as:
      • Folsom City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
    • Citrus Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Folsom Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
    • Orangevale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Antelope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sabre City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabre City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre City
      • Sabre City is located in Sacramento County
    • Natoma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
    • Prairie City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
    • Foothill Farms
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foothill Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
    • North Highlands
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
      • Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
  • Sutter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
    • Rio Oso
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Nicolas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Nicolaus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Bogue
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
    • Yuba City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • South Yuba City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Yuba City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
    • Smartville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
    • Wheatland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Browns Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oregon House
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ostrom ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
    • Dobbins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Dantoni
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
    • Olivehurst
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Loma Rica
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
    • Linda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Alicia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Higgins Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Higgins Corner.

Newspapers Published in Higgins Corner ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Higgins Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Higgins Corner, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Higgins Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Higgins Corner:

Cemeteries Near Higgins Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Higgins Corner.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Higgins Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.

  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
  • Colfax Indian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Colfax Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colfax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colfax Cemetery
  • New Auburn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Auburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Auburn Cemetery
  • Old Auburn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Kneebone Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Spanish Dry Diggings Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Catholic Cemetery is located in Grass Valley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • Newcastle Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Elm Ridge Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Ridge Cemetery
  • Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
  • Continue List   (64 more) ...
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Manzanita Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manzanita Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manzanita Cemetery
    • Iowa Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iowa Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iowa Hill Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<7>

While we didn't find Higgins Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Higgins Corner.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.

  • Wolf
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
    • Wolf is located in Nevada County
  • Clipper Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
    • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
  • Weimar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Colfax
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Chicago Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ophir
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Ophir is located in Placer County
  • Newcastle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cool
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Kres
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
    • Kres is located in Nevada County
  • Union Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Yankee Jims
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Jims have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
    • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Buena Vista ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
    • Rough and Ready
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Penryn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Higgins Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Higgins Corner.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Higgins Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Higgins Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Higgins Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0427, Longitude: -121.0949       In this case, the coordinates for Higgins Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<7>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Higgins Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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