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Although we found mention of Big Plain Junction during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Big Plain Junction was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We've added Big Plain Junction to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Big Plain Junction, please Contact Us.



A typical abbreviation for Big Plain Junction: Big Plain Jct. (or less commonly used: Big Plain Jctn.)

Big Plain Junction is 4,890 feet [1,490 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Big Plain Junction is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Big Plain Junction might be (or was) located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Big Plain Junction (for example, toward Fredonia (AZ)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

We believe that Big Plain Junction would be found within the (435) area code.

Communities near Big Plain Junction ...

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

  • Hurricane
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Colorado City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • La Verkin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hildale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Toquerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Leeds
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
    • Leeds is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <3>
  • Apple Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Virgin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Springdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Plain Junction ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.washco.state.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Big Plain Junction and then turned west". While Big Plain Junction could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Big Plain Junction as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Big Plain Junction could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Plain Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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