RoadsideThoughts |
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada |
Home >> State of Tennessee >> Sullivan County >> Big Creek | Index... |
Welcome to Big Creek ...So far, we found very little information about Big Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Big Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Big Creek, please Contact Us. Big Creek would have been located within present day Sullivan County<2>. The location of Big Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897. A typical abbreviation for Big Creek: Big Crk. (or less commonly used: Big Ck. or Big Cr.) While the community is gone, the present day location for Big Creek is 1,720 feet [524 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Big Creek was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The location where Big Creek once stood is in the (423) area code. Communities Also Named Big Creek ...While we believe that this Big Creek is located in Sullivan County, we know of another 4 Tennessee communities named Big Creek. Those communities are located in the following counties: Giles, Hancock, Hawkins and Monroe County. Beyond Tennessee, there are 31 communities that are also named Big Creek - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Georgia (3), Idaho, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Texas (2) and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Creek. Communities near Big Creek ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Creek.
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 Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Creek. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Creek. 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 Creek. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Big Creek. Adding Big Creek to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Big Creek 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 Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Creek. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty.org/ The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/ Footnotes ...
|
Thank you for visiting our website.
In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.
If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.
This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024