November 27, 1909

Located along Highway 16 in the northwestern corner of Cleburne County, the town of Higden voted to receive official incorporation. At the time of incorporation, most of its residents worked in the timber industry, and within the first decade of the twentieth century, Higden had a drugstore, a cotton gin, a grist mill, a sawmill, a cafe, and several stores. Most of the town was destroyed by fire in 1916, but a few stores elected to rebuild. By 1950, families in the area had been informed that the town would be completely submerged with the completion of the Greers Ferry Dam, forcing officials to move the town. In the twenty-first century, Higden has had a rebirth, with the lake that displaced the community now touting expensive lakeside homes and businesses catering to tourists.