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Welcome to Big Sandy ...Big Sandy is located in McDowell County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Sandy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900. Big Sandy is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Big Sandy lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Big Sandy: (304) & (681)<3> Communities Also Named Big Sandy ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Big Sandy: This one is located in McDowell County and the other is located in Wayne County. Beyond West Virginia, there are 11 communities that are also named Big Sandy - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky (2), Montana, Nebraska, Ontario, Tennessee (2), Texas and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Sandy. Communities near Big Sandy ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Sandy.
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 Sandy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Sandy. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Sandy. 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 Sandy. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Sandy. See our Newspapers Page for Big Sandy. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Sandy ...Looking for more information about Big Sandy? 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 Sandy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big Sandy. Adding Big Sandy to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Big Sandy 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 Sandy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Big Sandy on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Sandy. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Sandy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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