Welcome to Blackbird ...

Blackbird is located in Lemhi County<1>.

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

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

Blackbird is 5,010 feet [1,527 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Blackbird is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Blackbird lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Blackbird: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Blackbird ...

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

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

Communities near Blackbird ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Blackbird.

• Salmon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
  • Salmon is located in Lemhi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salmon <5>
• Leesburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Lemhi County
• Carmen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen
  • Carmen is located in Lemhi County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmen <5>
• Shoup
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoup
  • Shoup is located in Lemhi County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoup <5>
• North Fork
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
  • North Fork is located in Lemhi County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Fork <5>
• Ellis
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Ellis is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellis <5>
• Tendoy
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendoy
  • Tendoy is located in Lemhi County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tendoy <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling 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.

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blackbird.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/