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Welcome to Blackwell ...

Blackwell is located in Conway County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blackwell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Blackwell is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Blackwell: 501

Communities Also Named Blackwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Blackwell - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (2), Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri (2), North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Blackwell ...

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

  • Russellville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Morrilton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dardanelle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pottsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
    • Pottsville is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
    • Former names for Pottsville:
    • Pott's Inn
    • Pott's Station
  • Atkins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dover
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
  • Perryville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
    • Perryville is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <3>
  • Plumerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Oppelo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oppelo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
    • Oppelo is located in Conway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Hector
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blackwell ...

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

Adding Blackwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blackwell 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 Blackwell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Blackwell post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blackwell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Conway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blackwell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/