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Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Higgins Corner (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Higgins Corner. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Higgins Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Higgins Corner: Higgins Cor. (or less commonly used: Higgins Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Higgins Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Higgins Corner may originally have been Higgin's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Higgins Corner might be written as Higgin Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Higgins Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Higgins Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Higgins Corner is located in Butler County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Butler County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Higgins Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Higgins Corner:
- Butler County (The home county of Higgins Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
- Ferris
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Eau Claire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Murrinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Cherry Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Bruin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Hooker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- West Sunbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bovard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Branchton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Petrolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Forestville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Harrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
- Parker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Kaylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Queenstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Bradys Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Wattersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Cowansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Rimer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Tidal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Shadyside Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Worthington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchs Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
- Goehring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Lillyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Ellwood City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Barrisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
- Foxburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Freedom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Alum Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Lamartine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Turkey City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Bela
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Callensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Catfish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- East Brady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Toby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Phillipston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
- Deckard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Cochranton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
- Grant City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Harlansburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Rose Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Volant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McCaslin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Altman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Energy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- New Wilmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ellport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- New Castle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- South New Castle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Swamproot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Courtneys Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Kilgore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Perrys Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- North Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Perrine Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Jackson Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Sandy Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- North Sandy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Stoneboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
- Eakin Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Clintonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nectarine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Barkeyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Saint George
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Emlenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Coal City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Nickleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Henderson Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Cranberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Polk
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Higgins Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Higgins Corner.
Cemeteries Near Higgins Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Higgins Corner.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Higgins Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Higgins Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
- Eau Claire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Annandale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Sunbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shakley Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasantview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitmire Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crawford Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (190 more) ...
- Zion United Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shaffer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Irwin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Higgins Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Higgins Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
- Hilliards
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Argentine
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Argentine is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Annandale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Annandale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale
- Boyers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Eau Claire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Murrinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Moniteau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moniteau is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moniteau
- Eakin Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Six Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Six Points is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Sandy Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Point is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Clintonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bruin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Crawford Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Corners
- Bovard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Branchton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Higgins Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Higgins Corner.
Newspapers Published in Higgins Corner ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Higgins Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Higgins Corner, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Higgins Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Higgins Corner:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Higgins Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Higgins Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |