Big Creek West Virginia Map

About Big Creek, West Virginia

Big Creek is a locality in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 195. The population density is 129.6 people per km². Big Creek is located at 38.0043°N, 82.0401°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 25505.

Big Creek carves a persistent, silver-veined path through the deep folds of the earth, drawing life from the shadow of the steep, timbered ridges that define the horizon. It lies 28.6 miles south-southwest of St. Albans, WV (from St. Albans, WV: bearing 205°T), and is situated 12.8 miles west-southwest of Madison. The topography here is defined by sharp, vertical shifts, where the land drops away into the cool, limestone-scented depths of Orchard Hollow. Sunlight struggles to reach the forest floor through the dense, interlocking canopy of hardwoods, creating a shifting mosaic of amber and gray that moves with the slow passing of the day. Only four miles away, the Big Ugly Wildlife Management Area offers a vast, untamed expanse of undergrowth and bramble, providing a stark, quiet contrast to the persistent rush of the water nearby.

Big Creek echoes with the memory of subterranean labor, a place where the weight of the coal industry once dictated the very pulse of the local economy. While the heavy machinery of the past has largely fallen silent, the rhythm of life remains tethered to the terrain, marked by a sturdy, quiet persistence that ignores the frantic pace of the outside world. Those who walk the land today still find the occasional rusted remnant of an old tipple or a narrow, overgrown rail line reclaimed by the insistent green of the Appalachian Mountains. Though the distant range sits miles away, its presence is felt in the cool, drafty air that settles in the valley each evening, long before the sun dips below the crest of the woods.

About This Big Creek Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Big Creek, West Virginia. Coordinates: 38.004266, -82.04013. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Big Creek includes the ZIP code (25505), telephone area code (304), county seat of Logan County (Logan), and school district assignment (Logan County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.