Big Rock, Virginia

Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

Census-designated place in Virginia, United States

Big Rock

census-designated place

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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]

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[edit]

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.

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Municipalities and communities of Buchanan County, Virginia, United States

County seat: Grundy

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* 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

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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