Welcome to Big Prairie ...

Big Prairie is located in Newaygo County<1>.

The location of Big Prairie 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 Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

A typical abbreviation for Big Prairie: Big Pr.

Big Prairie is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Big Prairie: (231)

Communities Also Named Big Prairie ...

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

Communities near Big Prairie ...

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

• Big Rapids
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rapids
  • Big Rapids is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Rapids <4>
• Fremont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Newaygo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
  • Former name for Fremont:
  • Fremont Center
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• Newaygo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newaygo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaygo
  • Newaygo is located in Newaygo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newaygo <4>
• Howard City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
  • Howard City is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard City <4>
• White Cloud
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
  • White Cloud is located in Newaygo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Cloud <4>
• Lakeview
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <4>
• Grant
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Grant is located in Newaygo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <4>
• Sand Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
  • Sand Lake is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Lake <4>
• Morley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
  • Morley is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morley <4>
• Stanwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwood
  • Stanwood is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanwood <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 Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Prairie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Prairie ...

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

Adding Big Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big Prairie in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Big Prairie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Big Prairie post office opened in 1852.

We also found Big Prairie in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Newaygo County: www.countyofnewaygo.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/