Welcome to Big Black ...

Big Black is located in Warren County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Black, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Big Black is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Big Black lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Big Black: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities near Big Black ...

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

• Vicksburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
  • Vicksburg is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vicksburg <5>
• Port Gibson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson
  • Port Gibson is located in Claiborne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Gibson <5>
• Edwards
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Edwards is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <5>
• Utica
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <5>
• Delta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in Madison Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <5>
• Learned
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Learned have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learned
  • Learned is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Learned <5>
• Mound
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
  • Mound is located in Madison Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
• Stout
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stout have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
  • Stout is located in Warren County
• Newman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
  • Newman is located in Hinds County
• Rocky Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
  • Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne 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 Black. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Black.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Black ...

Looking for more information about Big Black? 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 Black, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big Black.

Adding Big Black to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big Black 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 Black was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/