Welcome to Higby ...
So far, we found very little information about Higby. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Higby to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Higby, please Contact Us.
Higby would have been located within present day Roane County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Higby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Higby is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Higby was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Higby was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities Also Named Higby ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Higby - they are located in California, Colorado and Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Higby.
Communities near Higby ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Higby.
- Ripley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Ripley is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <5>
- Spencer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
- Clendenin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
- Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <5>
- Reedy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Cicerone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Flint Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Zona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Kenna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenna
- Kenna is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenna <5>
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Higby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Higby.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Higby. 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 Higby.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Higby. See our Newspapers Page for Higby.
Adding Higby to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Higby in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Higby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Higby post office opened in 1877.
We also found Higby in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Higby.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Higby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Roane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Higby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Higby area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Higby area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |