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)
- Spencer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clendenin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Cicerone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Flint Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Zona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Kenna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
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 (so far) for Higby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Higby post office opened in 1877. The Higby post office closed in 1928.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Higby.
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> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |