Welcome to Blackwell ...

Blackwell is located in Conway County<1>.

The location of Blackwell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Blackwell is within the boundaries of the (501) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <4>
• Morrilton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrilton
  • Morrilton is located in Conway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrilton <4>
• Dardanelle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardanelle
  • Dardanelle is located in Yell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dardanelle <4>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Atkins is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkins <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Plumerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumerville
  • Plumerville is located in Conway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plumerville <4>
• 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.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
  • Hector is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <4>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blackwell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/