Welcome to Black Point ...

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

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

Black Point was located on the Gulf Coast.

Black Point would have been located within present day Refugio County<2>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Black Point: Black Pt.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Black Point is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Black Point was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Black Point once stood is in the (361) area code.

Communities Also Named Black Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Black Point - they are located in British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Florida (2), Indiana, Maine, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia (4) and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Black Point ...

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

• Portland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <5>
• Rockport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rockport is located in Aransas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <5>
• Ingleside
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
  • Ingleside is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingleside <5>
• Aransas Pass
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aransas Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aransas Pass
  • Aransas Pass is located in Aransas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aransas Pass <5>
• Sinton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinton
  • Sinton is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinton <5>
• Taft
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taft have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
  • Taft is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <5>
• Refugio
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refugio
  • Refugio is located in Refugio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Refugio <5>
• Gregory
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Gregory is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <5>
• Fulton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Aransas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <5>
• Woodsboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsboro
  • Woodsboro is located in Refugio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodsboro <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 Black Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Black Point.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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