Welcome to Big Rock ...
So far, we found very little information about Big Rock. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Big Rock to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Big Rock, please Contact Us.
Big Rock would have been located within present day Montmorency County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Big Rock, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Rock, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Time Zone: The area where Big Rock was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Big Rock once stood is in the (989) area code.
Communities Also Named Big Rock ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Big Rock - they are located in Arkansas (2), Illinois, Iowa (3), Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Rock.
Communities near Big Rock ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Rock.
- Hillman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Hillman is located in Montmorency County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillman <4>
- Atlanta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Atlanta is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <4>
- Hetherton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Vienna Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Corners
- Vienna Corners is located in Montmorency County
- Lewiston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Lewiston is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <4>
- Garland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Village
- Garland Village is located in Montmorency County
- Johannesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johannesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannesburg
- Johannesburg is located in Otsego County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johannesburg <4>
- Canada Creek Ranch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Creek Ranch
- Canada Creek Ranch is located in Montmorency County
- Sparr
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr
- Sparr is located in Otsego County
- Green Timbers
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Timbers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
- Green Timbers is located in Otsego 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 Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Rock.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Rock. 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 Rock.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Rock. See our Newspapers Page for Big Rock.
Adding Big Rock to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Big Rock in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Big Rock was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Big Rock on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Rock.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.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 Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Montmorency, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |