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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