A visit to the Higgin Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Higgin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Higgin Cemetery:
39.2973, -82.1318
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Higgin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Higgin Cemetery is located in Athens County<2>.
The county seat for Athens County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the northeast of the Higgin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Higgin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Higgin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Higgin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gilham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Gilham Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilham Cemetery
- Bassett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bassett Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett Cemetery
- New Athens Hospital Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Athens Hospital Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Littler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Littler Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littler Cemetery
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- State Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The State Street Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Street Cemetery
- Athens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Athens Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Haines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Haines Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Holmes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Alexander Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Fagan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fagan Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagan Cemetery
- The Fagan Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCole Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2520652 <5>
- Clarks Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Higgin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Higgin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Athens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Armitage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Albany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carsey Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Chauncey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Mineral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Pratts Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Carbondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Truetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Buchtel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Nelsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Amesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Hope ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Vales Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Bessemer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Stewart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Jacksonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Higgin Cemetery. The following communities are located in Athens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Higgin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Amesville
- Athens
- Nelsonville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Higgin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Athens County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Higgin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1041542 (Higgin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1041542 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Athens
- Est. Elev: 255 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: The Plains
- Location given for Higgin Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2972953 Lon: -82.1318117
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Athens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Higgin Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |