Welcome to Higgston ...

The town of Higgston is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The location of Higgston has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Higgston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Higgston has a population of 311 people<3> (see below for details).

Higgston is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Higgston lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Higgston lies within the (912) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Higgston had an population of 311 people. This is a decrease of 3.72% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Higgston had a population of 323 people. This makes Higgston the county's 4th most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Higgston.

Communities near Higgston ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Higgston.

• Lyons
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Toombs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <5>
• Ochwalkee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochwalkee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
  • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people
• Alamo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <5>
• Soperton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soperton
  • Soperton is located in Treutlen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soperton <5>
• Mount Vernon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,353 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Glenwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <5>
• Uvalda
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvalda
  • Uvalda is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uvalda <5>
• Ailey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
  • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <5>
• Toombs Central
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toombs Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
  • Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
• Oak Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
  • Oak Park is located in Emanuel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Park <5>

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 Higgston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Higgston.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Higgston. 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 Higgston.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Higgston. See our Newspapers Page for Higgston.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Higgston ...

Looking for more information about Higgston? 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 Higgston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Higgston.

Adding Higgston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Higgston in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Higgston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Higgston post office opened in 1874.

We also found Higgston in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Higgston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/