A visit to the Higgins Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Higgins Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Higgins Cemetery (FG ID #45072).
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 Higgins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Higgins Cemetery:
39.8431, -80.3608
The Higgins Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Waynesburg. Waynesburg lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Higgins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Higgins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Higgins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Higgins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Staggers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Staggers Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staggers Cemetery
- McVay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McDay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McDay Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDay Cemetery
- Centennial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fordyce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fordyce Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Schess Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Schess Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schess Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Rosemont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jacksonville Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Cemetery
- Fordyce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fordyce Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Morris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Braddock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Braddock Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock Cemetery
- Slonaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Bank Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Bank Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bank Cemetery
- Phillips New Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Phillips New Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips New Cemetery
- Phillips Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Higgins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Higgins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Holbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Higbee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nettle Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rutan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Aleppo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ashtree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rogersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ryerson Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCracken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jollytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Spraggs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Cloud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gump
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Swarts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocklick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Waynesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wadestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blacksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Morrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Morrisville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
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 Higgins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Higgins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Higgins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 Higgins Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #45072
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1176998 (Higgins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1176998 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 459 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holbrook
- Location given for Higgins Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8431333 Lon: -80.360904
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Greene, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Higgins 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |