Welcome to Higbee ...

Higbee is located in Greene County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Higbee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Higbee is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Higbee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Higbee: (724) and (874)<4>

Communities Also Named Higbee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Higbee - they are located in Colorado, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio.

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

Communities near Higbee ...

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

• Moundsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
  • Moundsville is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundsville <5>
• Waynesburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
  • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <5>
• Bentleyville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
  • Bentleyville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentleyville <5>
• Fairchance
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairchance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchance
  • Fairchance is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairchance <5>
• Glen Dale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dale
  • Glen Dale is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Dale <5>
• Cameron
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <5>
• Claysville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
  • Claysville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claysville <5>
• Triadelphia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triadelphia
  • Triadelphia is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Triadelphia <5>
• Fairview
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Marion County (WV)
  • Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
• Valley Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
  • Valley Grove is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Grove <5>

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Higbee. 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 Higbee.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Higbee ...

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

Adding Higbee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Higbee post office opened in 1890.

We also found Higbee in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Higbee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greene County: www.county.greenepa.net/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/