Welcome to Big Spring ...
So far, we found very little information about Big Spring. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Big Spring to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Big Spring, please Contact Us.
Big Spring would have been located within present day Marshall County<2>.
The location of Big Spring has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Spring, you might consider that their post office opened in 1844.
A typical abbreviation for Big Spring: Big Spg. (or less commonly used: Big Spng. or Big Sprng.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Big Spring is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Big Spring was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Big Spring (for example, toward Taliaferro (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Big Spring would have been located in the (256) & (938)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Big Spring ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Big Spring - they are located in Georgia (3), Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee (3), Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Spring.
Communities near Big Spring ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Spring.
- Albertville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Albertville is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,777 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albertville <6>
- Boaz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Boaz is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <6>
- Guntersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <6>
- Arab
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
- Arab is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <6>
- Oneonta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Oneonta is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <6>
- Sardis City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Blountsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Blountsville is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountsville <6>
- Cleveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <6>
- Altoona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Altoona is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <6>
- Snead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Snead is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snead <6>
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 Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Spring.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Spring. 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 Spring.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Spring. See our Newspapers Page for Big Spring.
Adding Big Spring to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Big Spring in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Big Spring was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Big Spring post office opened in 1844.
We also found Big Spring in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Spring.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Marshall County: www.marshallco.org/www/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 Spring, 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 Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Spring - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |