Big Rock, Virginia

Big Rock
census-designated place
Coal tipple in Big Rock
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Coordinates: 37°21′11″N82°11′20″W / 37.35306°N 82.18889°W / 37.35306; -82.18889
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Buchanan
Area
• Total	0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	199
• Density	410/sq mi (160/km2)
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, United States, 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

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.