Welcome to Higgins Bay ...

Higgins Bay is located in Hamilton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Higgins Bay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1938.

Higgins Bay is 1,680 feet [512 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Higgins Bay ...

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

• Speculator
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Speculator is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speculator
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speculator <3>
• Blackbridge ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
• Arietta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
• Gilmantown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
• Morehouseville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
• Wells
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Wells is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <3>
• Benson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Benson is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
• Hope
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hope is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Emmonsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
• Middle Sprite
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite

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 Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Higgins Bay.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Higgins Bay ...

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

Adding Higgins Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Higgins Bay 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 Bay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Higgins Bay post office opened in 1938. The Higgins Bay post office closed in 1962.

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