Do you know of Big Falls ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Big Falls. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Big Falls.<1>

Our sources for Big Falls (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Big Falls other than they indicate that Big Falls would be found somewhere in Alamance County, North Carolina.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1845 and closed  in 1895.

Communities Also Named Big Falls ...

We found three communities that share the name Big Falls.

Within North Carolina, the name Big Falls is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Minnesota
    • Koochiching County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Big Falls [Koochiching County].
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
    • Please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Big Falls.
  • Wisconsin
    • Waupaca County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Big Falls [Waupaca County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Big Falls ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Big Falls:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Big Falls - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

More Orphans in  Alamance County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Alamance County.