Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Big Stone Gap came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Big Stone Gap in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Big Stone Gap. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Big Stone Gap, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Big Stone Gap:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Shell Oil Road Map for Virginia (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Big Stone Gap is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Big Stone Gap in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Big Stone Gap for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Big Stone Gap. See our Misc Page for Big Stone Gap for more information.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Big Stone Gap: www.bigstonegap.org/

The official website for Wise County: www.wisecounty.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/