Do you know of Big Spring ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Big Spring. 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 Spring.

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

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 Spring ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Big Spring.

There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Big Spring.

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

Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Gordon County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Big Spring [Gordon County].
- Walker 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 Georgia community of Big Spring [Walker County].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Marshall County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Big Spring [Marshall County].
- Iowa
  - Wayne County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Big Spring [Wayne County].
- Kentucky
  - Meade County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Big Spring [Meade County].
- Maryland
  - Baltimore County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Big Spring [Baltimore County].
  - Washington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Big Spring [Washington County].
- Michigan
  - Ottawa 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 Michigan community of Big Spring [Ottawa County].
- Minnesota
  - Fillmore County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Big Spring [Fillmore County].
- Missouri
  - Montgomery County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Big Spring [Montgomery County].
- North Carolina
  - Jackson 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 North Carolina community of Big Spring [Jackson County].
- Oklahoma
  - Hughes 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 Oklahoma community of Big Spring [Hughes County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Centre County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Big Spring [Centre County].
  - Cumberland County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Big Spring [Cumberland County].
  - Franklin 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 Pennsylvania community of Big Spring [Franklin County].
- Tennessee
  - Carter County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Big Spring [Carter County].
  - Meigs County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Big Spring [Meigs County].
  - Wilson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Big Spring [Wilson County].
- Texas
  - Howard County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Big Spring [Howard County].
- Virginia
  - Page County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Big Spring [Page County].
- Wisconsin
  - Adams County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Big Spring [Adams County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Big Spring ...

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

Map from 1864 (unknown title/publisher)

More Orphans in Hancock County ...

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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 Hancock County.

Footnotes ...

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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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Spring 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.