Welcome to Big Creek ...

Big Creek is located in Fresno County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

A typical abbreviation for Big Creek: Big Crk. (or less commonly used: Big Ck. or Big Cr.)

Big Creek is 4,980 feet [1,518 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Big Creek is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Big Creek lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Big Creek: (559)

The ZIP code for Big Creek: 93605<3>

The community of Big Creek was previously named Cascada. Before Cascada, it was named Manzanita Park. Going back to its beginning, Big Creek was originally named Big Creek Flats. For more information about the names of Big Creek, see The Names of Big Creek on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Big Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Big Creek - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, Georgia (3), Idaho, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (5), Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Big Creek ...

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

• Lakeshore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Lakeshore is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeshore <4>
• Dora Belle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Belle
  • Dora Belle is located in Fresno County
• Shaver Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Lake
  • Shaver Lake is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shaver Lake <4>
• Bretz Mill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretz Mill
  • Bretz Mill is located in Fresno County
• Pineridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
  • Pineridge is located in Fresno County
• Meadow Lakes
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
  • Meadow Lakes is located in Fresno County
• North Fork
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
  • North Fork is located in Madera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Fork <4>
• Auberry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auberry
  • Auberry is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auberry <4>
• Mono Hot Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Hot Springs
  • Mono Hot Springs is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mono Hot Springs <4>
• Tollhouse
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollhouse
  • Tollhouse is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tollhouse <4>

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 Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Creek. 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 Creek.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Creek ...

Looking for more information about Big Creek? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Big Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Big Creek.

Adding Big Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big Creek in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Big Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Big Creek post office opened in 1912.

We also found Big Creek mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fresno County: www.co.fresno.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/