Welcome to Blackman ...

Blackman is located in Okaloosa County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blackman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Blackman is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Blackman: (850) and (448)<4>

Communities Also Named Blackman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Blackman: This one is located in Okaloosa County and the other is located in Santa Rosa County.

Beyond Florida, there are 5 communities that are also named Blackman - they are located in Alabama, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Blackman ...

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

• Crestview
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
  • Crestview is located in Okaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestview <5>
• Florala
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florala
  • Florala is located in Covington County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florala <5>
• Paxton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
  • Paxton is located in Walton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <5>
• Laurel Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
  • Laurel Hill is located in Okaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Hill <5>
• Lockhart
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockhart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
  • Lockhart is located in Covington County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
• Cannon Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
  • Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County
• Wing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
  • Wing is located in Covington County (AL)
• Falco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
  • Falco is located in Covington County (AL)
• Garden City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Okaloosa County
• Bradley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Escambia County (AL)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blackman ...

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

Adding Blackman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blackman 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 Blackman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Blackman post office opened in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blackman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Okaloosa County: www.co.okaloosa.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/