Welcome to Big Springs ...Big Springs is located in Troup County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1915. A typical abbreviation for Big Springs: Big Spgs. (or less commonly used: Big Spngs. or Big Sprngs.) Big Springs is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Big Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Big Springs (for example, toward Five Points (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Area Codes for Big Springs: 706 & 762<3> Communities Also Named Big Springs ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Big Springs - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (6), Texas and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Springs. Communities near Big Springs ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Springs.
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 Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Springs. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Springs. 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 Springs. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Big Springs. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Springs ...Looking for more information about Big Springs? 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 Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big Springs. Adding Big Springs to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Big Springs in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Big Springs was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1915. For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Springs. Footnotes ...
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