Big Springs, West Virginia

Big Springs, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Big Springs
Location within the state of West Virginia
Big Springs
Big Springs (the US)
Coordinates: 38°39′23″N 81°4′28″W / 38.65639°N 81.07444°W / 38.65639; -81.07444Coordinates: 38°39′23″N 81°4′28″W / 38.65639°N 81.07444°W / 38.65639; -81.07444
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Calhoun
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes 26137

Big Springs (also Bigsprings, Chestnut Grove, or Fort Evans) is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 16 to the north of the town of Grantsville, the county seat of Calhoun County.[1] Its elevation is 771 feet (235 m).[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 26137.[3]

The community was so named on account of there being springs near the original town site.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '04. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2004, p. 112.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Springs, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-12. Accessed 2008-01-17.
  3. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 115.


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