Welcome to Big Flats ...
Big Flats is located in Adams County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Flats, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862.
A typical abbreviation for Big Flats: Big Flts.
Big Flats is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Big Flats lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Big Flats: 608 & 353<3>
Communities Also Named Big Flats ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Big Flats - it's located in New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Flats.
Communities near Big Flats ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Flats.
- Wisconsin Rapids
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wisconsin Rapids
- From Big Flats to Wisconsin Rapids
- Nekoosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
- Nekoosa is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nekoosa
- From Big Flats to Nekoosa
- Adams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Adams
- From Big Flats to Adams
- Port Edwards
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Port Edwards
- From Big Flats to Port Edwards
- Necedah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Necedah
- From Big Flats to Necedah
- Plainfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Coloma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Hancock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Arkdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
- Arkdale is located in Adams County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Arkdale
- From Big Flats to Arkdale
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 Flats. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Flats.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Flats. 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 Flats.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Flats. See our Newspapers Page for Big Flats.
Adding Big Flats to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Big Flats 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 Flats was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Big Flats post office opened in 1862.
We also found Big Flats in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Flats.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Flats. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.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 Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Flats - 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 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Big Flats area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Big Flats area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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/ |