Welcome to Big Island ...

Big Island is located in Marion County<1>.

The location of Big Island 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 Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1829.

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

Big Island is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Big Island: (419) & (567)<4>

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, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Virginia.

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

Communities near Big Island ...

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

• Marion
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
• Bucyrus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
  • Bucyrus is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucyrus <5>
• Upper Sandusky
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
  • Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
• Richwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <5>
• Cardington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardington
  • Cardington is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardington <5>
• Ashley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
  • Ashley is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <5>
• Prospect
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <5>
• Nevada
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
  • Nevada is located in Wyandot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <5>
• La Rue
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Rue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
  • La Rue is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
• Mount Victory
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
  • Mount Victory is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Victory <5>

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Big Island post office opened in 1829.

We also found Big Island in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Marion County: www.co.marion.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/