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Higgins Mill, Georgia

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Forsyth census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31029. The Survey maps it on the High Falls quadrangle.

Higgins Mill within Monroe County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

320 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 320 fires within 5 miles of Higgins Mill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 749 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 47 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning186
Arson/incendiarism47
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Equipment and vehicle use20
Natural15
Smoking12
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Recreation and ceremony8
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
20 September 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2012-MONROE-013
20 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 1995Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
13 September 1995Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2012-MONROE-012

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Monroe County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Higgins Mill: 2 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
E B Butler ProspectMicaProspect
Marie Vaughn DepositMicaOccurrence
U.S.Fuller ProspectMicaOccurrence
Worsham & Goodwin ProspectMicaProspect

Every working recorded in Monroe County

Storms near this place

5 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Higgins Mill in 5 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2009FloodHiggins Mill$500,000The Monroe County Emergency Management Director and local newspapers reported that up to five inches of rain fell during a 24-hour period on top of already saturated soils resulting in flooding of area creeks and streams. This caused several roads to be washed out and closed. In all, eights roads were closed as a result of flooding. Most of the damage was the result of washed out culvert or drainage pipes. Chambers Road at the intersection of Juliette Road was washed out by Chambliss Creek and left closed for an extended period of time. Montpelier Springs Road was flooded at the Tobosofkee Creek bridge near Georgia Highway 42 and left closed for several days. Zellner Road at Smith/Goodwyn Road was washed out and left impassible for an extended period of time. Ebenezer Road at Lake Juliette was flooded for several days until the water receded. Byars Road, a dirt road near the intersection of Georgia Highway 83 and Juliette Road, was covered with over a foot of water for over 24 hours, and washed out.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindHiggins Mill$500,000An official with the Monroe County Emergency Management Agency reported that an apparent thunderstorm downburst or microburst caused considerable damage throughout the city of Forsyth and along Interstate-75 from mile marker 193 in the northwest part of the county to mile marker 185 just southeast of Forsyth. The damage consisted mainly of downed trees throughout this area, including many throughout the city of Forsyth. Several homes were damaged as a result of the downed trees and several power lines were down as well. Johnstonville Road at mile marker 193 was blocked from downed trees and power lines. Several roads were blocked in two subdivisions in the Forsyth area as a result of downed trees. The Riatta subdivision appeared to be the hardest hit where in addition to tree, home, and power line damage, some horse stables were damaged by the strong winds. It was also noted that there were several traffic accidents along Interstate-75 between mile markers 195 and 183.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindHiggins Mill$1,000Trees down in the towaliga trail and river path vicinity.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindHiggins Mill$1,000The Monroe County 911 center reported a tree blown down along I-75 southbound just south of Johnstonville Road.
March 2023Flash FloodHiggins Mill-The public reported Smith Road closed due to flooding of White Creek. In addition to the 1 to 1.5 inches of rain that fell the previous day, radar estimates indicate that 3 to 4 inches fell on March 26, resulting in the flash flooding.

Every storm recorded in Monroe County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Socrates (historical)1.3 miles11
Box Ankle1.8 miles14
Logwall3.4 miles14
High Falls3.4 miles11
Blount4.3 miles14
Collier5.7 miles10
Brighton Heights5.9 miles14
Brighton Mills6.0 miles14

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q122594586The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 356278. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.