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Welcome to Big Island ...

Big Island is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Island, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Big Island: Big Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Big Island is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Big Island: 845 & 329<3>

Communities Also Named Big Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Big Island - they are located in Louisiana, Minnesota, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ohio and Virginia.

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

Websites for Big Island ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Big Island, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Big Island ...

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

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 Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Island.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Island ...

Looking for more information about Big Island? 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 Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big Island.

Adding Big Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big Island 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 Island was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Big Island on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

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

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

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Island - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Big Island area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Big Island area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.




 

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