Welcome to Higginsville ...

Higginsville is located in Vermilion County<1>.

The location of Higginsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Higginsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Higginsville is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Higginsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Higginsville (for example, toward State Line City (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Higginsville is within the boundaries of the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Higginsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Higginsville - they are located in Maine, Missouri, New Jersey, New York (2), Nova Scotia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Higginsville.

Communities near Higginsville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Higginsville.

• Danville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Hoopeston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoopeston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopeston
  • Hoopeston is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoopeston <4>
• Saint Joseph
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Georgetown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Westville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <4>
• Tilton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
  • Tilton is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <4>
• Catlin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
  • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <4>
• Oakwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Oakwood is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <4>
• Rossville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Rossville is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <4>
• Homer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Higginsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Higginsville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Higginsville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Higginsville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Higginsville. See our Newspapers Page for Higginsville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Higginsville ...

Looking for more information about Higginsville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Higginsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Higginsville.

Adding Higginsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Higginsville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Higginsville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Higginsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Higginsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Vermilion County: www.co.vermilion.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov