Big Rock, Virginia
| Big Rock | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
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Mine in Big Rock | |
  Big Rock Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°21′11″N 82°11′20″W / 37.35306°N 82.18889°WCoordinates: 37°21′11″N 82°11′20″W / 37.35306°N 82.18889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Buchanan |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1495268[1] |
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.
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. 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.
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