Welcome to Big Falls ...
The village of Big Falls is located in Waupaca County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Big Falls has a population of 69 people<2> (see below for details).
Big Falls is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Big Falls lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Big Falls had an population of 69 people. This is an increase of 13.11% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.82% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Big Falls had a population of 61 people. This makes Big Falls the county's 34th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 61 people, the population of Big Falls decreased 28.24% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 85 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Big Falls.
Communities Also Named Big Falls ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Big Falls - they are located in Minnesota, Newfoundland and Labrador and North Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Falls.
Communities near Big Falls ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Falls.
- Waupaca
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Clintonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Manawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Iola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Amherst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Wittenberg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Tigerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Gresham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Gresham is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
- Rosholt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Falls.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Falls. 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 Falls.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Falls. See our Newspapers Page for Big Falls.
Adding Big Falls to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Big Falls 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 Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Big Falls post office opened in 1890.
We also found Big Falls in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Falls.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waupaca County: www.co.waupaca.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waupaca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Big Falls. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Falls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |