Welcome to Big Creek ...

Big Creek is located in Steuben County<1>.

The location of Big Creek 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 Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

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

Big Creek is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Big Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

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), Idaho, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, 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.

• Hornell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornell
  • Hornell is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornell <4>
• Bath
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <4>
• Dansville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansville
  • Dansville is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dansville <4>
• Alfred
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
  • Alfred is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
  • Alfred has also been known as:
  • Alfred village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <4>
• Canisteo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canisteo
  • Canisteo is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canisteo <4>
• Wayland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Wayland is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <4>
• Naples
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Naples is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <4>
• Andover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <4>
• Avoca
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Avoca is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <4>
• Arkport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkport
  • Arkport is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkport <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.

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.

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 1851.

We also found Big Creek in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Steuben County: www.steubencony.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/