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Welcome to Blackbird ...

Blackbird is located in New Castle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blackbird, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Blackbird is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Blackbird lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Blackbird: 302

Communities Also Named Blackbird ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Blackbird - they are located in Idaho, Missouri and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Blackbird ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blackbird ...

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

Adding Blackbird to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blackbird 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 Blackbird was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Blackbird in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blackbird.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including New Castle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blackbird - 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.