Big Isaac, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:Big Isaac, West Virginia
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:Big
Isaac
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Doddridge
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:984
Coordinates:39.2°N -80.5386°W
Area Codes:304 & 681
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1535868[1]

Big Isaac is an unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States. Big Isaac is 6miles south-southeast of Salem, along Laurel Run, a headwaters tributary of Meathouse Fork.[2] The Big Isaac post office closed on December 31, 1962.[3]

According to tradition, the community bears the name of Periue "Big" Isaac, an early settler noted for his especially large shoe size.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map
  3. Web site: USPS - Display Post Offices by Discontinued Date . 2012-04-06 . dead . https://archive.today/20131129102611/http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt015.cfm . 2013-11-29 .
  4. Book: Moyer. Armond. Moyer. Winifred. The origins of unusual place-names. 1958. Keystone Pub. Associates. 13.