Welcome to Higgins ...

Higgins is located in Latimer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Higgins, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Higgins is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Higgins: (918) and (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Higgins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Higgins - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Higgins ...

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

• Wilburton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburton
  • Wilburton is located in Latimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilburton <5>
• Krebs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krebs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
  • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <5>
• Hartshorne
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorne
  • Hartshorne is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartshorne <5>
• Clayton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Pushmataha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>
• Haileyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haileyville
  • Haileyville is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haileyville <5>
• Alderson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <5>
• Gowen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen
  • Gowen is located in Latimer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowen <5>
• Damon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
  • Damon is located in Latimer County
• Degnan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degnan
  • Degnan is located in Latimer County
• Arch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
  • Arch is located in Pittsburg County

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 Higgins. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Higgins.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Higgins ...

Looking for more information about Higgins? 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 Higgins, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Higgins.

Adding Higgins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Higgins 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 Higgins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Higgins post office opened in 1903.

We also found Higgins on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1922).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Higgins.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/