Big Boy Junction | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Big Boy Junction Location within Tennessee  Big Boy Junction Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 36°02′11″N 89°30′01″W / 36.03639°N 89.50028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Dyer |
| Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1277235[1] |
Big Boy Junction is an unincorporated community in Dyer County, Tennessee, United States.[1]
Flooding from the Mississippi River, located 10 mi (16 km) west of Big Boy Junction, occasionally reaches the settlement. One flood was so large that "sizable boats" were able to dock at Big Boy Junction.[2][3][4]
A Tennessee Farmers Cooperative store is located in Big Boy Junction.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Boy Junction
- ↑ Flyn, Cal (May 8, 2011). "Memphis Braced for Huge Floods". The Times.
- ↑ "Big Boy Junction". Tennessee Roots. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ↑ Congressional Record. U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ↑ "Gibson Farmers Co-op Seasonal Crops Center". Tennessee Farmers Cooperative. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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