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Do you know of Big Springs ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Big Springs. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Big Springs.

We found mention of Big Springs as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Bibb County, Alabama.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Big Springs ...

We found 22 communities that share the name Big Springs.

There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Big Springs.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Randolph County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Big Springs [Randolph County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Coconino County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Big Springs [Coconino County].
    • Arkansas
      • Stone County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Big Springs [Stone County].
    • California
      • Siskiyou County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Big Springs [Siskiyou County].
    • Georgia
      • Troup County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Big Springs [Troup County].
    • Idaho
      • Fremont County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Big Springs [Fremont County].
    • Indiana
      • Boone County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Big Springs [Boone County].
    • Kansas
      • Douglas County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Big Springs [Douglas County].
    • Mississippi
      • Clay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Big Springs [Clay County].
    • Nebraska
      • Deuel County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Big Springs [Deuel County].
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Big Springs [Sussex County].
    • Ohio
      • Logan County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Big Springs [Logan County].
    • South Carolina
      • Chesterfield County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Big Springs [Chesterfield County].
    • South Dakota
      • Union County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Big Springs [Union County].
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Big Springs [Blount County].
      • Dickson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Big Springs [Dickson County].
      • Hancock County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Big Springs [Hancock County].
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Big Springs [Madison County].
      • Overton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Big Springs [Overton County].
      • Rutherford County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Big Springs [Rutherford County].
    • Texas
      • Rusk County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Big Springs [Rusk County].
    • West Virginia
      • Calhoun County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Big Springs [Calhoun County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Big Springs ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Big Springs:

Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Big Springs.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 01/06436   (Place Name: Big Springs)

County: Bibb     (FIPS State/County: 01/007)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Big Springs) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Bibb County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Bibb County.

AffoneeLopez
  
CadleMars
CentervilleMcCulley Hill
Cottongin 
 New Marrs
Daley's 
DataRiver Bend
 Riverbend
Edward's Furnace 
 Six Mile
FrostSlick
FurnaceStotesville
  
HargroveWillford
  

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Springs 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.









 

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