RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Washington >> Skagit County >> Big LakeIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Washington


The Commemorative Quarter for Washington







Welcome to Big Lake ...

Big Lake is located in Skagit County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Lake, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've 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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Big Lake: 360 & 564<3>

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)
  • Oak Harbor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Arlington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Anacortes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Sedro - Woolley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Burlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • La Conner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lyman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamilton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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.

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://wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Skagit, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Big Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Big Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

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: 29 Apr 2025