Welcome to Higdon ...

Higdon is located in Marshall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Higdon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Higdon is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Higdon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Higdon: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Higdon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Higdon - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Higdon ...

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

Holly Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <4>
Byhalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Byhalia is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byhalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byhalia <4>
Hickory Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Flat is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Flat <4>
Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
Potts Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Potts Camp is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potts Camp <4>
Abbeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Abbeville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
Snow Lake Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
Atway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
Hudsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
Red Banks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Banks is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Banks <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 Higdon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Higdon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Higdon ...

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

Adding Higdon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Higdon post office opened in 1894. The Higdon post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Higdon.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Higdon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Higdon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Higdon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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/