Welcome to Blackburn ...

Blackburn is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Blackburn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blackburn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Blackburn is 1,880 feet [573 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Blackburn lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Blackburn: (479)

Communities Also Named Blackburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Blackburn - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Utah and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blackburn.

Communities near Blackburn ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blackburn.

• Fayetteville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
• Farmington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <4>
• Prairie Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
  • Prairie Grove is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Grove <4>
• Elkins
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
  • Elkins is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkins <4>
• West Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
  • West Fork is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Fork <4>
• Lincoln
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Cedarville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Cedarville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <4>
• Greenland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Greenland is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
• Mountainburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainburg
  • Mountainburg is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountainburg <4>
• Winslow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
  • Winslow is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Blackburn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blackburn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blackburn. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blackburn.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackburn. See our Newspapers Page for Blackburn.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blackburn ...

Looking for more information about Blackburn? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Blackburn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blackburn.

Adding Blackburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blackburn in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Blackburn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Blackburn post office opened in 1880.

We also found Blackburn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blackburn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blackburn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/