Higginsville

History

Higginsville was founded in 1869 and named after Harvey Higgins, the original owner of the town site. A post office has been in operation at Higginsville since 1870. Higginsville was formerly the site of the Missouri Confederate Soldiers' Home. After the last of the Confederate veterans died, the lands were converted into a Confederate Memorial Cemetery. This 135-acre site is preserved in memory of the more than 40,000 Missourians who fought under the Confederate flag. Captain William Clarke Quantrill is one of those interred here. The Confederate Chapel, Cemetery and Cottage, Houx-Hoefer-Rehkop House, and Chicago and Alton Railroad Depot at Higginsville are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In World War 1 Bert Hall, a soldier from Higginsville, joined the French Army and became a pilot.

Geography

Higginsville is located on Missouri Route 13 approximately ten miles southeast of Lexington and 20 miles north of Warrensburg. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

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Largest nearby schools

• GRANDVIEW ELEM.
  Elementary · HIGGINSVILLE · 457 students · 13.4:1 ratio
• LAFAYETTE CO. HIGH
  High · HIGGINSVILLE · 310 students · 12.9:1 ratio
• CONCORDIA ELEM.
  Elementary · CONCORDIA · 276 students · 12:1 ratio
• LAFAYETTE CO. MIDDLE
  Middle · HIGGINSVILLE · 213 students · 12.5:1 ratio
• SANTA FE HIGH
  High · ALMA · 172 students · 11.5:1 ratio
• ROLLING MEADOW SCHOOL
  Other · HIGGINSVILLE · 7 students · 7:1 ratio