Big Chimney, WV

Big Chimney is a census-designated place located on U.S. Route 119 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. The 2020 census counted 629 residents. Big Chimney is accessible by West Virginia Route 114 or exit 5 from I-79. The town is named after the tall chimney of the local salt works, which was a prominent landmark. The Big Chimney area is served by Kanawha County Schools. A newcomer can read Big Chimney through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Big Chimney comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines.