Big Rock, Virginia

Big Rock
Big Rock
census-designated place
	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 / 37.35306°N 82.18889°W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Buchanan
Population (2020)
• Total	199
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	1495268

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]

Demographics

Big Rock first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.^[5]

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.
^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Rock, Virginia

[2] "Big Rock CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.

[3] "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.

[4] 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.

[5] "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Buchanan County, Virginia, United States
County seat: Grundy
Town	Grundy	Map of Virginia highlighting Buchanan County
CDPs	Big Rock Breaks‡ Vansant
Other 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
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Big Rock
census-designated place
Coal tipple in Big Rock
Big Rock Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia Show map of Virginia Big Rock Big Rock (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 37°21′11″N 82°11′20″W / 37.35306°N 82.18889°W / 37.35306; -82.18889
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Buchanan
Population (2020)
• Total	199
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	1495268^[1]