Welcome to Big Cowan ...

Big Cowan is located in Letcher County<1>.

The location of Big Cowan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Big Cowan is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Big Cowan: (606)

Communities near Big Cowan ...

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

• Big Stone Gap
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <4>
• Norton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Norton is located in Norton City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <4>
• Wise
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Wise is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <4>
• Jenkins
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Cumberland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
• Whitesburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
  • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <4>
• Appalachia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachia
  • Appalachia is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appalachia <4>
• Pound
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Hindman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hindman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindman
  • Hindman is located in Knott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hindman <4>
• Lynch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Lynch is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <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 Cowan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Cowan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Cowan ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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