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Welcome to Blackland ...

Blackland is located in Macon County<1>.

Blackland is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Blackland: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Blackland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Blackland - they are located in Arkansas, Mississippi, New Brunswick, Oklahoma and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Blackland ...

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

  • Decatur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylorville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Zion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Forsyth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Moweaqua
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pulaski
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Harristown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Long Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Long Creek is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Warrensburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Macon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blackland ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blackland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Blackland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Blackland area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.