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Higgins Corner, California
Higgins Corner is an unincorporated community in Nevada 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 of Grass Valley.[2] HistoryHiggins Corner was named after a Gold 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 temporary San Quentin prisoner forestry camp was located at Higgins Corner.[5] DescriptionA 2014 article on Higgins Corner states that the area includes the Lake 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] ClimateAccording to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Higgins Corner has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[6] References
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