Welcome to Big Barren ...
Big Barren is located in Claiborne County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Big Barren, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Barren, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833.
Big Barren is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Big Barren lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Big Barren (for example, toward Gernt), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The telephone area code for Big Barren: (423)
Communities Also Named Big Barren ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Big Barren - it's located in Nova Scotia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Barren.
Communities near Big Barren ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Barren.
- Dyers Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Middlesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesboro
- Middlesboro is located in Bell County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,884 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlesboro <5>
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Harrogate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrogate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
- Harrogate is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <5>
- Beans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - New Tazewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tazewell
- New Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Tazewell <5>
- Maynardville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynardville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynardville
- Maynardville is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynardville <5>
- Tazewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <5>
- Plainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Blaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Grainger County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,869 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <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 Barren. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Barren.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Barren. 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 Barren.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Barren. See our Newspapers Page for Big Barren.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Barren ...
Looking for more information about Big Barren? 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 Barren, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big Barren.
Adding Big Barren to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Big Barren in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Big Barren was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Big Barren post office opened in 1833.
We also found Big Barren in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Barren.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Barren. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Barren - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |