Welcome to Big Island ...Big Island is located in Bedford County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Island, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846. A typical abbreviation for Big Island: Big Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.) Big Island is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Big Island lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Big Island: 434 The ZIP code for Big Island: 24526<3> Communities Also Named Big Island ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Big Island - they are located in Louisiana, Minnesota, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Ohio. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Island. Communities near Big Island ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Island.
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 Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Island. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Island. 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 Island. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Island. See our Newspapers Page for Big Island. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Island ...Looking for more information about Big Island? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Big Island, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Big Island. Adding Big Island to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Big Island 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 Island was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Island. Footnotes ...
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