Welcome to Blackdom ...

So far, we found very little information about Blackdom. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Blackdom to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blackdom, please Contact Us.

Blackdom would have been located within present day Chaves County<2>.

The location of Blackdom has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blackdom, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Blackdom is 3,650 feet [1,113 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Blackdom is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Blackdom was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Blackdom once stood is in the (575) area code.

Communities near Blackdom ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Blackdom.

• Roswell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
  • Roswell is located in Chaves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roswell <5>
• Dexter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Chaves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <5>
• Hagerman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerman
  • Hagerman is located in Chaves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerman <5>
• Lake Arthur
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arthur
  • Lake Arthur is located in Chaves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Arthur <5>
• Artesia
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
  • Artesia is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Artesia <5>
• Hope
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <5>

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 Blackdom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blackdom.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blackdom. 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 Blackdom.

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

Adding Blackdom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blackdom in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Blackdom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Blackdom post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blackdom.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chaves County: www.co.chaves.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/