Welcome to Big Woods ...

Big Woods is located in Menifee County<1>.

The location of Big Woods 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 Woods, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

Big Woods is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Big Woods is located in the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Big Woods ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Big Woods - they are located in Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland and Minnesota.

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

Communities near Big Woods ...

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

• Morehead
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
  • Morehead is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead <4>
• West Liberty
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Jeffersonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
• Owingsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owingsville
  • Owingsville is located in Bath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owingsville <4>
• Frenchburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchburg
  • Frenchburg is located in Menifee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchburg <4>
• Campton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
  • Campton is located in Wolfe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton <4>
• Salt Lick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
  • Salt Lick is located in Bath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Lick <4>
• Lakeview Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
• Mount Hope
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
• Wellington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Menifee 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 Woods. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Woods.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Woods ...

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

Adding Big Woods to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Big Woods post office opened in 1925.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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