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Welcome to Big Eddy ...

So far, we found very little information about Big Eddy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Big Eddy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Big Eddy, please Contact Us.


Big Eddy would have been located within present day Barbour County<2>.


The location of Big Eddy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While the community is gone, the present day location for Big Eddy is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Big Eddy was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Big Eddy (for example, toward Sanford (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Big Eddy would have been located in the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named Big Eddy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Big Eddy - they are located in British Columbia, Idaho and Kentucky.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Eddy.

Communities near Big Eddy ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Eddy.

  • Eufaula
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Clayton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bakerhill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
    • Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Sanford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
    • Sanford is located in Stewart County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
  • Hawkinsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
    • Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County
  • Georgetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Quitman County (GA)
  • Florence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Stewart County (GA)
  • Glenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Glenville is located in Russell County
  • Jernigan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jernigan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
    • Jernigan is located in Russell County
  • Cottonton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
    • Cottonton is located in Russell County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Big Eddy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Eddy.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Eddy. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Big Eddy.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Eddy. See our Newspapers Page for Big Eddy.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Big Eddy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Barbour, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Eddy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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