Welcome to Big Creek ...

Big Creek is located in Valley County<1>.

The location of Big Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Big Creek is 5,740 feet [1,750 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Big Creek is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Big Creek lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Big Creek and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Telephone area codes for Big Creek: (208) and (986)<4>

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, California, Georgia (3), 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 5 communities that are near Big Creek.

• Abstein Place
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abstein Place
  • Abstein Place is located in Valley County
• Yellow Pine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
  • Yellow Pine is located in Valley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellow Pine <5>
• Warren
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <5>
• Burgdorf
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgdorf
  • Burgdorf is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgdorf <5>
• Dixie
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Dixie is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixie <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Big Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page 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.

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