Welcome to Big Ridge ...Big Ridge is located in Jackson County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. A typical abbreviation for Big Ridge: Big Rdg. (or less commonly used: Big Rdge. or Big Ridg.) Big Ridge is 4,050 feet [1,234 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Big Ridge is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Big Ridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Big Ridge: 828 Communities Also Named Big Ridge ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Big Ridge - they are located in Alabama, Louisiana, Missouri and Nova Scotia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Ridge. Communities near Big Ridge ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Ridge.
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 Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Ridge. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Ridge. 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 Ridge. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Big Ridge. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Ridge ...Looking for more information about Big Ridge? 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 Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big Ridge. Adding Big Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Big Ridge 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 (so far) for Big Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Ridge. Footnotes ...
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