Our Genealogy Helper

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 Higbee (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 Higbee. 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.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Higbee is located in Otero County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Otero County: Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas & Pueblo.

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

• Otero County     (The home county of Higbee)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Higbee, with the one closest to Higbee listed first.
  • La Junta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Junta
    • La Junta is located in Otero County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Junta <1>
  • La Junta Village
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Junta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Junta Village
    • La Junta Village is located in Otero County
  • Swink
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swink have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
    • Swink is located in Otero County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <1>
  • Hawley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
    • Hawley is located in Otero County
  • Cheraw
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
    • Cheraw is located in Otero County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <1>
  • Rocky Ford
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Rocky Ford is located in Otero County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <1>
• Bent County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Higbee, with the one closest to Higbee listed first.
  • Ninaview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ninaview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninaview
    • Ninaview is located in Bent County
  • Las Animas
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Animas
    • Las Animas is located in Bent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Las Animas <1>
  • Fort Lyon
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lyon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lyon
    • Fort Lyon is located in Bent County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lyon <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Higbee ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Higbee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Higbee, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Higbee.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Higbee:

• Websites specific to Colorado
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.colorado.gov/archives/

• Pages specific to Otero County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Bent County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Cemeteries of Otero County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Cemeteries of Otero County

Cemeteries Near Higbee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Higbee.

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 Higbee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Higbee Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higbee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higbee Cemetery
• Martinez Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martinez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martinez Cemetery
• San Jose Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Jose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Jose Cemetery
• Pruett Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pruett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pruett Cemetery
• Otero County Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otero County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otero County Cemetery
• Calvary Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of La Junta.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146283 <4>
• Fairview Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
• Timpas Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timpas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timpas Cemetery
• St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
• Holbrook Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holbrook Cemetery
• Las Animas Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Las Animas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Las Animas Cemetery
• Hillcrest Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
• Continue List   (7 more) ...
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Higbee had a post office and no railroad service.

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

• Benton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Otero County
• La Junta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Junta
  • La Junta is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Junta <1>
• Timpas
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timpas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpas
  • Timpas is located in Otero County
• Las Animas
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Animas
  • Las Animas is located in Bent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Las Animas <1>
• Rocky Ford
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
  • Rocky Ford is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <1>
• Hilton
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
  • Hilton is located in Bent County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Higbee. See our List of 1890's Communities around 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 State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/