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Welcome to Blackfish ...

Blackfish is located in Saint Francis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blackfish, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Blackfish is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Blackfish: 870 & 327<3>

Communities near Blackfish ...

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

  • Forrest City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Wynne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Earle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Earle is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earle <4>
  • Hughes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <4>
  • Parkin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Madison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Madison is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
  • Palestine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Caldwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Crawfordsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Edmondson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Edmondson is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blackfish ...

Looking for more information about Blackfish? 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 Blackfish, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blackfish.

Adding Blackfish to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blackfish 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 (so far) for Blackfish was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blackfish.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Saint Francis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blackfish - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Blackfish area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Blackfish area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.