Welcome to Big Eddy ...
So far, we found very little information about Big Eddy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Big Eddy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Big Eddy, please Contact Us.
Big Eddy would have been located within present day Barbour County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Big Eddy is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Big Eddy was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Big Eddy (for example, toward Sanford (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The Area Codes where Big Eddy was located: 334 & 483<4>
Communities Also Named Big Eddy ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Big Eddy - they are located in British Columbia, Idaho and Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Eddy.
Communities near Big Eddy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Eddy.
- Eufaula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Sanford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
- Hawkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Jernigan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jernigan is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
- Cottonton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cottonton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
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 Eddy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Eddy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Eddy. 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 Eddy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Eddy. See our Newspapers Page for Big Eddy.
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 Eddy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Barbour, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Eddy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Big Eddy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Big Eddy area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |