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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 occur.

  • 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.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Higgins Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Higgins 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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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 may 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)
      • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
    • Alta Sierra
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
    • Chicago Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Kres
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Kres is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
    • Union Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • 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)
      • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
    • Bitney Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
    • Glenbrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Rough and Ready
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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)
      • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
    • 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)
      • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
    • 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)
      • Summit Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
    • Waterford Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Waterford Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Village
    • Equestrian Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
  • 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)
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
    • Bowman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • North Auburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • North Auburn is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
    • Colfax
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chicago Park ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chicago Park is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
    • Auburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ophir
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Ophir is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Newcastle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Virginiatown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
  • 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)
      • Mormon Island is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island
    • Represa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Represa is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Represa
    • Folsom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
      • Folsom has also been known as:
      • Folsom City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <2>
    • Citrus Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Folsom Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Folsom Junction is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Junction
    • 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)
      • Sabre City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabre City
    • Natoma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Natoma is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
    • Prairie City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Prairie City is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Foothill Farms
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Foothill Farms is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Farms
    • North Highlands
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • 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)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Marcuse ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Marcuse is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcuse
    • Yuba City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • South Yuba City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
  • 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)
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
    • 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)
      • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Dobbins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Dantoni
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Dantoni is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantoni
    • Olivehurst
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Loma Rica
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
    • Linda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Alicia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia

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

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Higgins Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Colfax Indian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Colfax Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • New Auburn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • 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)
  • Newcastle Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Elm Ridge Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (67 more) ...
    • Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Manzanita Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Iowa Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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.<4>

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)
    • Wolf is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
  • Clipper Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
  • 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)
    • Ophir is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • 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)
    • Kres is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
  • Union Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
  • Yankee Jims
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Buena Vista ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Buena Vista is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • 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.

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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Higgins Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.