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Welcome to Black Snake ...

Black Snake is located in Bell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Black Snake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1923.

Black Snake is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Black Snake: 606

Communities near Black Snake ...

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

  • Middlesboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrogate
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrogate is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <3>
  • Alanthus Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
  • Pineville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Harlan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Evarts
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Loyall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Loyall is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Minton Mill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
  • Cumberland Gap
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wallins Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
    • Estimated population in 2016: 146 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Snake ...

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

Adding Black Snake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Black Snake 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 (so far) for Black Snake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Black Snake post office opened in 1923. The Black Snake post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Black Snake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Bell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Black Snake - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/