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We found 31 communities that share the name Big Creek.
Within Mississippi, the name Big Creek is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 30 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Houston County
This Big Creek is located in Houston County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Big Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Big Creek.
Arkansas
Cleveland County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Big Creek [Cleveland County].
British Columbia
This Big Creek lies 2,073 miles [3,336.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Big Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
California
Fresno County
This Big Creek is located in Fresno County and lies 1,685 miles [2,711.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Big Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Big Creek.
Georgia
Forsyth County
This Big Creek is located in Forsyth County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the east of the Big Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Big Creek.
Fulton County
This Big Creek is located in Fulton County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km] to the east of the Big Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Big Creek.
Gilmer County
This Big Creek is located in Gilmer County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km] to the east northeast of the Big Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Big Creek.
Idaho
Valley County
This Big Creek is located in Valley County and lies 1,575 miles [2,534.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Big Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Big Creek.
Indiana
Jefferson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Big Creek [Jefferson County].
Kansas
Bourbon County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Big Creek [Bourbon County].
Ellis County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Big Creek [Ellis County].
Kentucky
Clay County
This Big Creek is located in Clay County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Big Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Big Creek.
Louisiana
Franklin Parish
This Big Creek is located in Franklin Parish and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Big Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin Parish community of Big Creek.
Richland Parish
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Big Creek [Richland Parish].
Michigan
Marquette County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Big Creek [Marquette County].
Oscoda County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Big Creek [Oscoda County].
Missouri
Texas County
This Big Creek is located in Texas County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Big Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Big Creek.
Nevada
Lander County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Lander County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lander County community of Big Creek.
New York
Steuben County
This Big Creek is located in Steuben County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Big Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Big Creek.
North Carolina
Stokes County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Big Creek [Stokes County].
Pennsylvania
Carbon County
This Big Creek is located in Carbon County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Big Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Big Creek.
South Carolina
Edgefield County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Big Creek [Edgefield County].
Saluda County
This Big Creek is located in Saluda County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the east of the Big Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saluda County community of Big Creek.
Tennessee
Giles County
This Big Creek is located in Giles County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Big Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Big Creek.
Hancock County
This Big Creek is located in Hancock County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km] to the east northeast of the Big Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Big Creek.
Hawkins County
This Big Creek is located in Hawkins County and lies 407 miles [655 km] to the east northeast of the Big Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Big Creek.
Monroe County
This Big Creek is located in Monroe County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km] to the east northeast of the Big Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Big Creek.
Sullivan County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Big Creek [Sullivan County].
Texas
Burleson County
This Big Creek is located in Burleson County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Big Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleson County community of Big Creek.
Liberty County
This Big Creek is located in Liberty County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km] to the southwest of the Big Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Big Creek.
West Virginia
Logan County
This Big Creek is located in Logan County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Big Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Big Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Creek ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Bounds (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bounds have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Big Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Big Creek and extending to:
Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Big Creek to Jackson, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 770 miles [1,239.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,360 miles [11,844.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,235 miles [8,424.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Big Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8464, Longitude: -89.4159 In this case, the coordinates for Big Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Big Creek could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Big Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Big Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.297 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.208 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.302 degrees.