Higgston

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the Town of Higgston in 1903. The community was named after James Higgs, proprietors of several local mills.

Geography

Higgston is located in northeastern Montgomery County at (32.217330, -82.467332). U.S. Route 280 passes through the south side of town, leading west to Mount Vernon, the county seat, and east to Vidalia. State Routes 15 and 29 pass through the center of Higgston together as James Street and lead northwest to Soperton, while State Route 135 leads south from US 280 13 miles to Uvalda. According to the United States Census Bureau, Higgston has a total area of , of which , or 0.32%, are water. Rocky Creek passes through the east side of town, flowing southeast to the Ohoopee River in Tattnall County.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  193
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  166
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  151
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  146
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  124
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  108
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  104
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  102

Most recent

• M 3.9 — 2022-06-18
  7 km E of Stillmore, Georgia
• M 3.6 — 2003-07-13
  6 km N of Cobbtown, Georgia