Welcome to Big Branch ...

Big Branch is located in Pike County<1>.

The location of Big Branch 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 Branch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1936.

Big Branch is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Big Branch lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Big Branch: (606)

Communities Also Named Big Branch ...

While we believe that this Big Branch is located in Pike County, we know of another 3 Kentucky communities named Big Branch. Those communities are located in the following counties: Knott, Letcher and Magoffin County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 5 communities that are also named Big Branch - they are located in Louisiana and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Branch.

Communities near Big Branch ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Branch.

• Pikeville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Pikeville is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <4>
• Jenkins
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <4>
• Coal Run Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
  • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
• Clintwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
  • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <4>
• Pound
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Pound is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <4>
• Elkhorn City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn City
  • Elkhorn City is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn City <4>
• Fleming - Neon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming - Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
  • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
• Wheelwright
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
  • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
• Haysi
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
  • Haysi is located in Dickenson County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <4>
• Clinchco
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchco
  • Clinchco is located in Dickenson County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinchco <4>

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 Branch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Branch.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Branch. 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 Branch.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Branch. See our Newspapers Page for Big Branch.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Branch ...

Looking for more information about Big Branch? 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 Branch, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big Branch.

Adding Big Branch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big Branch 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 Branch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Big Branch post office opened in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Branch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/