Big Springs, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°39′23″N 81°4′28″W / 38.65639°N 81.07444°W / 38.65639; -81.0744426137
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] It has a post office with the ZIP code 26137.[3]
The community was so named on account of there being springs near the original town site.[4]
References
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '04. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2004, p. 112.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Springs, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-12. Accessed 2008-01-17.
- ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
- ^ 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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Municipalities and communities of Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Grantsville
communities
- Adam
- Altizer
- Annamoriah
- Arnoldsburg
- Ayers
- Beech
- Bigbend
- Big Springs
- Cabot Station
- Cremo
- Chloe
- Dodrill
- Douglas
- Euclid
- Five Forks
- Freed
- Hathaway
- Hattie
- Henrietta
- Hur
- Joker
- Leatherbark
- Liberty Hill
- Millstone
- Milo
- Minnora
- Mount Zion
- Mudfork
- Nicut
- Nobe
- Oka
- Orma
- Pink
- Pleasant Hill
- Purdy
- Rhoda
- Richardson
- Rocksdale
- Russet
- Sand Ridge
- Staten
- Stinson
- Sycamore
- White Pine
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