Welcome to Blackhawk ...

Blackhawk is located in Contra Costa County<1>.

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

Blackhawk is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Blackhawk lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Blackhawk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Blackhawk - they are located in Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Blackhawk ...

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

• Oakland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <4>
• Fremont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
  • Former names for Fremont:
  • Centerville
  • Irvington
  • Mission San Jose
  • Niles
  • Warm Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• Hayward
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
  • Hayward is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayward <4>
• Concord
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <4>
• Antioch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <4>
• Livermore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <4>
• San Leandro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leandro
  • San Leandro is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Leandro <4>
• San Ramon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ramon
  • San Ramon is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Ramon <4>
• Pleasanton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Pleasanton is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <4>
• Alameda
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  • Alameda is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alameda <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 Blackhawk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blackhawk.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blackhawk ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Contra Costa County: www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/