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Welcome to Higgins Beach ...

Higgins Beach is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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<2>.

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

Area Code for Higgins Beach: 207

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)
  • South Portland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Biddeford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Saco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Saco is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <3>
  • Westbrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Windham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Windham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <3>
  • Gorham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <3>
  • Falmouth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Kennebunk
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Standish
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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 (so far) for Higgins Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Higgins Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/