Big Rock, Virginia
Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
37°21′11″N 82°11′20″W / 37.35306°N 82.18889°W / 37.35306; -82.18889 (2020)
Big Rock is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Buchanan County, Virginia located at the convergence of County Route 650 and U.S. Route 460, a short distance from the Kentucky state line. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 199.[2]
A post office was established at Big Rock in 1854.[3] The boulder from which the community likely took its name was destroyed in the 1930s by the building of the railroad.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Rock, Virginia
- ^ "Big Rock CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ^ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.
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Municipalities and communities of Buchanan County, Virginia, United States
County seat: Grundy
- Grundy
communities
- Artia
- Bearwallow
- Conaway
- Council
- Davenport
- Deel
- Drill‡
- Grimsleyville
- Harman
- Harman Junction
- Hurley
- Janey
- Jewell Valley
- Keen Mountain
- Leemaster
- Mavisdale
- Maxie
- Mount Heron
- Murphy
- Oakwood
- Page
- Patterson
- Paynesville
- Peapatch‡
- Pearly
- Prater
- Pilgrim's Knob
- Roseann
- Roth
- Rowe
- Shack Mills
- Shortt Gap
- Slate
- Stacy
- Thomas
- Tookland
- Vandyke
- Venia
- Vicey
- Weller
- Whitewood
- Wolford
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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