Big Rock, VA

Big Rock is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States, located at the convergence of County Route 650 and U.S. Route 460, a short distance from the Kentucky state line. The 2020 census counted 199 residents. A post office was established at Big Rock in 1854. The boulder from which the community likely took its name was destroyed in the 1930s by the building of the railroad. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Big Rock, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Big Rock, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map.