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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]

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
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyBuchanan
Population
 (2020)
 • Total199
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1495268[1]

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


  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 28 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 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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