Welcome to Big Bend ...Big Bend is located in Warren County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Bend, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911. Big Bend is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Big Bend lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Big Bend: 814 & 582<3> Communities Also Named Big Bend ...While we believe that this Big Bend is located in Warren County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Big Bend. Those communities are located in the following counties: Mercer and Venango County. Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 23 communities that are also named Big Bend - they are located in Arkansas, California (5), Colorado, Florida, Kansas (3), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Bend. Communities near Big Bend ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Bend.
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 Bend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Bend. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Bend. 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 Bend. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Bend. See our Newspapers Page for Big Bend. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Bend ...Looking for more information about Big Bend? 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 Bend, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big Bend. Adding Big Bend to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Big Bend 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 Bend was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Bend. Footnotes ...
|