Higgins Corner | |
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| Coordinates:39°02′34″N121°05′42″W / 39.04278°N 121.09500°W /39.04278; -121.09500 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Nevada County |
| Elevation | 1,427 ft (435 m) |
Higgins Corner is anunincorporated community inNevada County,California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 1427 feet (435 m).[1] Higgins Corner is located 12.5 miles (20.1 km) south ofGrass Valley.[2]
Higgins Corner was named after aGold Rush settler, Michael J. Higgins. The name, Higgins Corner was first recorded in the 1860s. Michael J. Higgins homesteaded 160 acres of land at Wolf Road. A long time resident (since 1955), Willard Shoellerman, states that the area has been called Higgins Corner for a century.[3]
A Bill Higgins arrived in the area in the late 1800s; while he coincidentally shared the name Higgins, he was not related to Michael J. Higgins.[4]
During the Gold Rush times, the Higgins Corner Bar was the meeting place that a gold-running gang used as their headquarters. This resulted in the kidnapping and eventual killing of several children.[4]
In 1952 a temporarySan Quentin prisoner forestry camp was located at Higgins Corner.[5]
A 2014 article on Higgins Corner states that the area includes theLake of the Pines housing development, several small-scale shopping centers, the Forest Lake Christian School, the Higgins Lions community club, six churches, several ranches and "cottage home businesses".[3] It also has a fire department that provides service for the area along with the Higgins County Department of Forestry.[4]
The Lake of the Pines housing complex was formerly a cattle ranch. As of the 1980s it contained 3,000 lots, that sustained housing for 4,500 residents.[4]
According to theKöppen Climate Classification system, Higgins Corner has awarm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[6]
Municipalities and communities ofNevada County, California,United States | ||
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