A visit to the Higgins 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 Higgins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Higgins Cemetery:
33.1490, -96.5335
The Higgins Cemetery is located in Collin County<1>.
The county seat for Collin County is located in McKinney. McKinney lies just to the west northwest 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the Higgins Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Higgins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Milligan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Princeton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Backbone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scalf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fitzhugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Van Winkle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stimson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Stimson Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stimson Cemetery
- Rike Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Altoga Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McLarry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Housten Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chapman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Verona Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Higgins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Higgins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lowry Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Princeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Biggers ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Biggers is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Lucas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- New Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- McKinney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Wylie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Altoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Allen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Parker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Copeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Melissa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Murphy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lavon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Valdasta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nevada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sachse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Josephine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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. The following communities are located in Collin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Higgins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allen
- Allen lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Higgins Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Allen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Farmersville
- McKinney
- Nevada
- Plano
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Higgins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Collin 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1337699 (Higgins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1337699 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: Collin
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McKinney East
- Location given for Higgins Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1487281 Lon: -96.533322
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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