Big Isaac, West Virginia

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]

Big Isaac, West Virginia
Big Isaac is located in West Virginia
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Big Isaac is located in the United States
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Coordinates: 39°12′00″N 80°32′19″W / 39.20000°N 80.53861°W / 39.20000; -80.53861
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Doddridge
Elevation
300 m (984 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1535868[1]

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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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2013-12-14
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Isaac Post Office
  4. ^ "USPS - Display Post Offices by Discontinued Date". Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  5. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 13.