Welcome to Big Prairie ...

Big Prairie is located in Holmes County<1>.

The location of Big Prairie 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 Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1821.

A typical abbreviation for Big Prairie: Big Pr.

Big Prairie is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Big Prairie: (330) and (234)<4>

Communities Also Named Big Prairie ...

While we believe that this Big Prairie is located in Holmes County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Big Prairie. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clinton and Wayne County.

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

Communities near Big Prairie ...

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

• Wooster
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
  • Wooster is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <5>
• Ashland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
• Millersburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <5>
• Loudonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
  • Loudonville is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <5>
• Shreve
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shreve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreve
  • Shreve is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shreve <5>
• Smithville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <5>
• Apple Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
  • Apple Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Creek <5>
• Danville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <5>
• Killbuck
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killbuck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killbuck
  • Killbuck is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killbuck <5>
• Butler
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Prairie ...

Looking for more information about Big Prairie? 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 Prairie, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Big Prairie.

Adding Big Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big Prairie 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 Prairie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Big Prairie post office opened in 1821.

We also found Big Prairie on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Holmes County: www.holmescounty.com/gov/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/