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Welcome to Higgins ...

The city of Higgins is located on the Gulf Coast.

Higgins is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The community of Higgins is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Higgins lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Higgins: 409

Communities Also Named Higgins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Higgins: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Lipscomb County.

Beyond Texas, there are 14 communities that are also named Higgins - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina 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.

  • Beaumont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Arthur
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Nederland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Groves
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Groves is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <3>
  • Lumberton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Neches
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Vidor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Vidor is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <3>
  • Bridge City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • West Orange
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Pinehurst
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Pinehurst is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Higgins - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.