Welcome to Big Creek ...

Big Creek is located on the Gulf Coast.

Big Creek is located in Liberty County<1>.

The location of Big Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

A typical abbreviation for Big Creek: Big Crk. (or less commonly used: Big Ck. or Big Cr.)

Big Creek is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Big Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Big Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Big Creek: This one is located in Liberty County and the other is located in Burleson County.

Beyond Texas, 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), Tennessee (5) 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.

• Cleveland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Livingston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
• Shepherd
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
  • Shepherd is located in San Jacinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <4>
• Coldspring
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldspring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldspring
  • Coldspring is located in San Jacinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldspring <4>
• Goodrich
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
  • Goodrich is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodrich <4>
• North Cleveland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
  • North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
• Rayburn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
  • Rayburn is located in Liberty County
• Big Thicket Creekmore Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Thicket Creekmore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Thicket Creekmore Village
  • Big Thicket Creekmore Village is located in Liberty County
• Rye
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
  • Rye is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <4>
• Ace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ace
  • Ace is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ace <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Creek ...

Looking for more information about Big Creek? 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 Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<5>

From that list, the Big Creek post office opened in 1904.

We also found Big Creek on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1920.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Liberty County: www.co.liberty.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/