Welcome to Blackburn ...

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

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

Blackburn would have been located within present day Hocking County<2>.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Blackburn is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Blackburn was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Blackburn still existed, it would have been in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Blackburn ...

While we believe that this Blackburn is located in Hocking County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Blackburn. Those communities are located in the following counties: Columbiana and Morgan County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 21 communities that are also named Blackburn - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, 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.

• Lancaster
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <5>
• Circleville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Circleville is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <5>
• Logan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Hocking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <5>
• Bremen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <5>
• Kingston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <5>
• Pleasantville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <5>
• Amanda
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanda
  • Amanda is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amanda <5>
• Stoutsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoutsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsville
  • Stoutsville is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutsville <5>
• Carroll
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
  • Carroll is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll <5>
• Laurelville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurelville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
  • Laurelville is located in Hocking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurelville <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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hocking County: www.co.hocking.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/