Welcome to Big Flats ...

Big Flats is located in Chemung County<1>.

The location of Big Flats 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 Flats, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1809.

A typical abbreviation for Big Flats: Big Flts.

Big Flats is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Big Flats: (607)

Communities Also Named Big Flats ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Big Flats - it's located in Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Big Flats ...

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

• Elmira
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
  • Elmira is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <4>
• Corning
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <4>
• Horseheads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseheads
  • Horseheads is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseheads <4>
• Elmira Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
  • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <4>
• Painted Post
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painted Post
  • Painted Post is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painted Post <4>
• Watkins Glen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
  • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
  • Former names for Watkins Glen:
  • Jefferson
  • Salubria
  • Watkins
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <4>
• Addison
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <4>
• Montour Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
  • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <4>
• South Corning
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
  • South Corning is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
• Savona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
  • Savona is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savona <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 Flats. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Flats.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Flats ...

Looking for more information about Big Flats? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Big Flats, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Big Flats.

Adding Big Flats to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big Flats 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 for Big Flats was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Big Flats post office opened in 1809.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chemung County: www.chemungcounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/