Big Bend (shown as Bigbend on federal maps) is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 5 northwest of the town of Grantsville, the county seat of Calhoun County, along the Little Kanawha River.[1] Its elevation is 682 feet (208 m).[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 26136.[3]
Big Bend, West Virginia
Brooksville | |
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  Big Bend Location within the state of West Virginia  Big Bend Big Bend (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°57′49″N 81°9′42″W / 38.96361°N 81.16167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Calhoun |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 26136 |
Big Bend was previously known as Brooksville, in honor of Preston Brooks, pro-slavery representative from South Carolina, who attacked and seriously injured Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner. At that time it was the county seat.[4] At the end of the Civil War, and West Virginia's separation from Virginia, it was replaced by a new county seat with the name of Union General Ulysses Grant.
References
edit- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '04. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2004, p. 112.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bigbend, West Virginia
- ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
- ^ "(Untitled)". Baltimore Sun. August 16, 1856. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
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