Big Creek

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Big Creek

Total population

124

Median home value

$88,600

8.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$64,583

Big Creek$65k

National$74k

Elevation84 m

Land area2.94 km²

Weather99°F · Sunny

Coordinates33.85°, -89.42°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Big Creek is a village in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Big Creek had a population of 133.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Big Creek, MS from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Billy Cowan

American baseball player

C

Cornelius Wortham

American football player

Walter M. Gibson

American politician (1822–1888)

G

G. J. Higginbotham

American politician (1920–2010)

J

J. W. Provine

American chemistry professor and university president (1866–1949)

V

Vester Newcomb

American football player and coach

R

Robert Manley Argo Jr.

early victim of the COVID-19 pandemic (1944-2020)

J

John Armstrong

American football player

T

Tsailii Rogers

American actress and filmmaker

A

Aaron

author of narrative describing their enslavement

J

James Leath

American farmer (1780s–1865)

A

Aden Lynch

American politician (1813–1891)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Mississippi

• Derma
  7.4 mi away
• Slate Springs
  7.6 mi away
• Pittsboro
  7.9 mi away
• Vardaman
  13.9 mi away
• Coffeeville
  17.8 mi away
• Walthall
  18.3 mi away
• Woodland
  21.5 mi away
• Elliott
  22.1 mi away
• Mantee
  22.3 mi away
• Eupora
  22.4 mi away
• Paris
  22.8 mi away
• Grenada
  23.2 mi away

Browse all places in Mississippi →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Big Creek

Big Creek Basin project (Arkansas)

United States. Soil Conservation Service · 1957

[Survey of inland waterway between Humboldt Bay and Eel River, California.]

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors · 1909

Big Sunflower River, Mississippi. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting with a letter from the Chief of Engineers reports of examination and survey of Big Sunflower River, Mississippi, from near Baird to Mouth of Hushpuckena River, or Creek

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors · 1908

Waterway between Tennessee and Tombigbee Rivers in the State of Mississippi. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report on preliminary examination of waterway to connect Tennessee River with Tombigbee River, in the State of Mississippi, by way of Big Bear Creek or other practicable route

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors · 1913

Great American Short Stories [48 stories]

Washington Irving · 1984

Vanishing footprints

Samuel D. Pryce · 2008

Audubon guide to the national wildlife refuges

John Grassy · 2000

The American Short Story [59 stories]

Thomas K. Parkes · 1994

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-09-09 · 182 mi
• Wildfire Bunker Fire, Calhoun, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 183 mi
• Wildfire Bunker Fire, Calhoun, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 183 mi
• Wildfire Pine Tree Rd, Union, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 183 mi
• Wildfire Jackson - Hwy 90, Jackson, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-08-16 · 243 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

narrowleaf sunflower

Helianthus angustifolius

Seen 2026-07-30

Prairie Kingsnake

Lampropeltis calligaster

Seen 2026-07-04

Japanese climbing fern

Lygodium japonicum

Seen 2026-06-29

Spider flower

Cleome houtteana

Seen 2026-06-14

Swamp Rabbit

Sylvilagus aquaticus

Seen 2026-06-14

Three-toed Box Turtle

Terrapene triunguis

Seen 2026-06-14

littleleaf sensitive-briar

Mimosa microphylla

Seen 2026-05-25

flowerpot parasol

Leucocoprinus birnbaumii

Seen 2026-05-23

American persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Seen 2026-05-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).