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Big Four, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°24′53″N 81°31′14″W / 37.41472°N 81.52056°W / 37.41472; -81.52056
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Big Four
Big Four is located in West Virginia
Big Four
Big Four
Location within the state of West Virginia
Big Four is located in the United States
Big Four
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Big Four (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°24′53″N 81°31′14″W / 37.41472°N 81.52056°W / 37.41472; -81.52056
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1558348[1]

Big Four is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Their post office [2] has been closed. Originally known as Cirrus,[3] Big Four is reported to have been renamed for the four men who operated the coal mines in the area.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Four, West Virginia
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Four WV post office
  3. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 113.