Hightogy, also known as Ridge Beat or Simmon Town, is an unincorporated community in Lamar County, Alabama, United States. Hightogy is located along Alabama State Route 17, 4.8 miles (7.7 km) south-southeast of Vernon.

History

The community's name is possibly a compound word derived from high and the Middle English word tor, which means "high, craggy hill". A post office operated under the name Hightogy from 1890 to 1909.