Do you know of Big Rock ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Big Rock. 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 Rock.<1>

Our sources for Big Rock (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 Rock other than they indicate that Big Rock would be found somewhere in Granville County, North Carolina.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1885 and closed in 1905.

Communities Also Named Big Rock ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Big Rock.

Within North Carolina, the name Big Rock is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
  - Pulaski 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 Rock [Pulaski County].
  - Sebastian County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Big Rock [Sebastian County].
- Illinois
  - Kane County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Big Rock [Kane County].
- Iowa
  - Black Hawk County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Big Rock [Black Hawk County].
  - Clinton 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 Iowa community of Big Rock [Clinton County].
  - Scott County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Big Rock [Scott County].
- Kentucky
  - Leslie County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Big Rock [Leslie County].
- Michigan
  - Montmorency County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Big Rock [Montmorency County].
- Ohio
  - Jackson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Big Rock [Jackson County].
- Tennessee
  - Stewart County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Big Rock [Stewart County].
- Texas
  - Henderson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Big Rock [Henderson County].
- Virginia
  - Buchanan County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Big Rock [Buchanan County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Big Rock ...

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

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

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

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

More Orphans in Granville 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 Granville County.

Footnotes ...

<1>	This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Rock 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>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/