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Welcome to Big Spring ...

Big Spring is located in Centre County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Big Spring: Big Spg. (or less commonly used: Big Spng. or Big Sprng.)

Big Spring is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Big Spring ...

While we believe that this Big Spring is located in Centre County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Big Spring. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cumberland and Franklin County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 21 communities that are also named Big Spring - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (3), Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee (3), Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Big Spring ...

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

  • State College
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Centre Hall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Millheim
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Snow Shoe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Howard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Beech Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Matilda
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Unionville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Curtin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Curtin is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
  • Zion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Zion is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Spring ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Centre, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Spring - 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.