Big Rock, Virginia
Big Rock is an unincorporated community 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.
Big Rock | |
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 Coal tipple in Big Rock | |
  Big Rock Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia  Big Rock Big Rock (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°21′11″N 82°11′20″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Buchanan |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1495268[1] |
A post office was established at Big Rock in 1854.[2] The boulder from which the community likely took its name was destroyed in the 1930s by the building of the railroad.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Rock, Virginia
- "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 28 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 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.
Municipalities and communities of Buchanan County, Virginia, United States | ||
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| Town |  Map of Virginia highlighting Buchanan County | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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