Big Isaac is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Doddridge County
Doddridge County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,808. Its county seat is West Union.
Doddridge County is part of the Clarksburg, West Virginia, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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,
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...
, United States. Big Isaac is south-southeast of
Salem
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Canada
Ontario
* Bruce County
** Salem, Arran–Elderslie, Ontario, in the municipality of Arran–Elderslie
** Salem, South Bruce, Ontario, in the municipality of South Bruce
* Salem, Dufferin County, Ontario, part ...
, along Laurel Run, a headwaters tributary of
Meathouse Fork
The Meathouse Fork is a tributary of Middle Island Creek, long, in north-central West Virginia in the United States. Via Middle Island Creek and the Ohio River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of U.S. Ge ...
. The Big Isaac post office closed on December 31, 1962.
According to tradition, the community bears the name of Periue "Big" Isaac, an early settler noted for his especially large shoe size.
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References
Unincorporated communities in Doddridge County, West Virginia
Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
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