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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 (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. 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.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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 is located in Lipscomb County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lipscomb County: Beaver (OK), Ellis (OK), Hemphill, Ochiltree & Roberts.

Below are the counties that are near Higgins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Higgins:

  • Lipscomb County     (The home county of Higgins)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Higgins, with the one closest to Higgins listed first.
    • Lipscomb
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipscomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
      • Lipscomb is located in Lipscomb County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipscomb <2>
    • Locust Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
      • Locust Grove is located in Lipscomb County
    • Follett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Follett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follett
      • Follett is located in Lipscomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Follett <2>
    • Timms City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Timms City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timms City
      • Timms City is located in Lipscomb County
    • Darrouzett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darrouzett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrouzett
      • Darrouzett is located in Lipscomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darrouzett <2>
  • Hemphill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Higgins, with the one closest to Higgins listed first.
    • Glazier
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glazier
      • Glazier is located in Hemphill County
    • Clear Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Canadian
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellis County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Higgins, with the one closest to Higgins listed first.
    • Shattuck
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Arnett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
      • Arnett is located in Ellis County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnett <2>
    • Gage
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
      • Gage is located in Ellis County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gage <2>
    • Catesby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catesby
      • Catesby is located in Ellis County (OK)
    • Fargo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Fargo is located in Ellis County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <2>
  • Roger Mills County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Higgins, with the one closest to Higgins listed first.
    • Durham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Crawford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Roll
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roll
      • Roll is located in Roger Mills County (OK)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Higgins, see our County-by-County Page for Higgins.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Higgins ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Higgins.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Higgins. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Higgins and those printed in the larger area surrounding Higgins.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Higgins.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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:

Cemeteries Near Higgins ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Higgins.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Higgins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Higgins, with the one closest to Higgins listed first.

  • Higgins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Emmons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmons Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery
  • Allmon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allmon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allmon Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
  • Lone Tree Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Tree Cemetery
  • Shattuck Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shattuck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shattuck Cemetery
  • Grand Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Cemetery
  • Belleview Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belleview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belleview Cemetery
  • Debolt Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Debolt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Debolt Cemetery
  • Lipscomb Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (28 more) ...
    • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Gage Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gage Cemetery

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Higgins had a population of 213 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Higgins had a population of 378 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Higgins, with the one closest to Higgins listed first.

  • Glazier
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glazier
    • Glazier is located in Hemphill County
  • Lipscomb
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipscomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
    • Lipscomb is located in Lipscomb County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipscomb <2>
  • Canadian
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Timms City ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Timms City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timms City
    • Timms City is located in Lipscomb County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Higgins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Higgins.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Higgins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Higgins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Higgins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1208, Longitude: -100.0253    
<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>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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