Welcome to Big Creek ...

Big Creek is located in Clay County<1>.

The location of Big Creek 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 Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

A typical abbreviation for Big Creek: Big Crk. (or less commonly used: Big Ck. or Big Cr.)

Big Creek is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Big Creek is within the (606) area code.

The ZIP code for Big Creek: 40914<4>

Communities Also Named Big Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Big Creek - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Georgia (3), Idaho, Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (5), Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Big Creek ...

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

• Manchester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
• Hyden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyden
  • Hyden is located in Leslie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyden <5>
• Buckhorn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Buckhorn is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhorn <5>
• Sizerock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerock
  • Sizerock is located in Leslie County
• Thousandsticks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thousandsticks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
  • Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
• Goose Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
  • Goose Rock is located in Clay County
• Oneida
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Oneida is located in Clay County
• Saul
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
  • Saul is located in Perry County
• Essie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
  • Essie is located in Leslie County
• Roark
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
  • Roark is located in Leslie County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Creek ...

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

Adding Big Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big Creek 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 Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Big Creek post office opened in 1871.

We also found Big Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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