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Big Sandy is a town in Upshur County, Texas. The population was 1,288 at the 2000 census. Since it is the only "wet city" in Upshur County, Smith and Wood County residents often come to Big Sandy to purchase beer, wine, and liquor. Big Sandy, located about 14 miles southwest of Gilmer at the intersection of U.S. Highway 80 and Texas Highway 155 in Upshur County, Texas, was established shortly after the Civil War. The settlement was first known as Big Sandy Switch, because a stretch of the Texas & Pacific Railroad was built through the area and eventually intersected with a narrow-gauge railroad called the Tyler Tap. A post office was followed by a newspaper, stores and churches, and by 1926 the settlement was incorporated as Big Sandy, with a population of about 850.