Big Isaac, West Virginia
Big Isaac, West Virginia | |
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  Big Isaac Location within West Virginia  Big Isaac Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°12′00″N 80°32′19″W / 39.20000°N 80.53861°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  West Virginia |
| County |  Doddridge |
| Elevation | 984 ft (300 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1535868[1] |
Big Isaac is an unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States. Big Isaac is 6 miles (9.7 km) south-southeast of Salem, along Laurel Run, a headwaters tributary of Meathouse Fork.[2] The Big Isaac post office[3] closed on December 31, 1962.[4]
According to tradition, the community bears the name of Periue "Big" Isaac, an early settler noted for his especially large shoe size.[5]
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Big Isaac postmark
References
- ↑ "Big Isaac". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
- ↑ The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2013-12-14
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Isaac Post Office
- ↑ "USPS - Display Post Offices by Discontinued Date". Retrieved April 6, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 13.
Municipalities and communities of Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States | ||
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