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Welcome to Big Plain ...

Big Plain is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Plain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.

Big Plain is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Big Plain ...

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

  • Columbus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Grove City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hilliard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Upper Arlington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • London
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Grandview Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Obetz
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Obetz is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obetz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Obetz <3>
  • Plain City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jefferson is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • West Jefferson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • West Jefferson is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Plain ...

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

Adding Big Plain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big Plain 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 (so far) for Big Plain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Big Plain post office opened in 1850. The Big Plain post office closed in 1905.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Plain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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