Welcome to Higgins ...

Higgins is located in Allegany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Higgins, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Higgins is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Higgins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Higgins - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Higgins ...

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

• Perry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Warsaw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Arcade
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Arcade is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcade <4>
• Franklinville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
  • Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <4>
• Cuba
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
• Nunda
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
  • Nunda is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <4>
• Delevan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delevan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
  • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <4>
• Castile
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castile
  • Castile is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castile <4>
• Belmont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
• Angelica
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
  • Angelica is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angelica <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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Higgins.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Higgins ...

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

Adding Higgins to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Higgins post office opened in 1897.

We also found Higgins in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Higgins.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allegany County: www.alleganyco.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/