Welcome to Big Lake ...

Big Lake is located in Skagit County<1>.

The location of Big Lake 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 Lake, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Big Lake: Big Lk.

Big Lake is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Big Lake lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Big Lake: (360)

Communities Also Named Big Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Big Lake - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Indiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Lake.

Communities near Big Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Lake.

• Mount Vernon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Oak Harbor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
  • Oak Harbor is located in Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Harbor <4>
• Arlington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
• Anacortes
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anacortes
  • Anacortes is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anacortes <4>
• Sedro - Woolley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedro - Woolley
  • Sedro - Woolley is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedro - Woolley <4>
• Burlington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <4>
• Stanwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwood
  • Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanwood <4>
• La Conner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Conner
  • La Conner is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Conner <4>
• Lyman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>
• Hamilton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <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 Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Lake. 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 Lake.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Big Lake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Lake ...

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

Adding Big Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big Lake 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 for Big Lake was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Skagit County: www.skagitcounty.net/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/