Big Isaac, West Virginia
Big Isaac, West Virginia | |
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  Big Isaac  Big Isaac | |
| 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 code(s) | 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 has 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
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed 2013-12-14
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Isaac Post Office
- ^ http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt015.cfm
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 13.
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