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Welcome to Big Tree ...

Big Tree is located in Erie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Tree, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Big Tree is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Big Tree: 716 & 624<3>

Communities Also Named Big Tree ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Big Tree - they are located in California and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Big Tree ...

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

  • Buffalo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • North Tonawanda
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
    • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
  • Fort Erie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lackawanna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Kenmore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Depew
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tonawanda
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Lancaster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • East Aurora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora
    • East Aurora is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <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 Tree. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Tree.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Tree ...

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

Adding Big Tree to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big Tree 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 Tree was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Big Tree post office opened in 1891.

We also found Big Tree in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Erie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Tree - 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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Big Tree area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Big Tree 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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/