Welcome to Higgins Beach ...

Higgins Beach is located in Cumberland County<1>.

The location of Higgins Beach 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 Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Higgins Beach: Higgins Bch.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Higgins Beach for more information about variations on the name of Higgins Beach.

Higgins Beach is near sea level<3>.

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

Higgins Beach lies within the (207) area code.

Communities near Higgins Beach ...

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

• Portland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
• South Portland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portland
  • South Portland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Portland <4>
• Biddeford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddeford
  • Biddeford is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biddeford <4>
• Saco
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
  • Saco is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <4>
• Westbrook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • Westbrook is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <4>
• Windham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  • Windham is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <4>
• Gorham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
  • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <4>
• Falmouth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  • Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <4>
• Kennebunk
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunk
  • Kennebunk is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennebunk <4>
• Standish
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
  • Standish is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Standish <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 Higgins Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Higgins Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Higgins Beach ...

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

Adding Higgins Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Higgins Beach 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 Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Higgins Beach post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Higgins Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/