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Welcome to Big Rock ...The village of Big Rock is located in Kane County<1>. The location of Big Rock has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Rock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Big Rock has a population of 1,129 people<3> (see below for details). Big Rock is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Big Rock lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Big Rock: (630) and (331)<5> The ZIP code for Big Rock: 60511<6> Websites for Big Rock ...Junior League: www.jlkd.org/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Big Rock had an population of 1,129 people. This is an increase of 0.27% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.65% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Big Rock had a population of 1,126 people. This makes Big Rock the county's 19th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,126 people, the population of Big Rock decreased 4.9% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,184 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Big Rock. Communities Also Named Big Rock ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Big Rock - they are located in Arkansas (2), Iowa (3), Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Rock. Communities near Big Rock ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Rock.
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 Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Rock. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Rock. 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 Rock. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Rock. See our Newspapers Page for Big Rock. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Rock ...Looking for more information about Big Rock? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Big Rock, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Big Rock. Adding Big Rock to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Big Rock 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 for Big Rock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Big Rock in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851). For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Rock. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Kane County: www.co.kane.il.us/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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