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Welcome to Blacks Crossroads ...

Blacks Crossroads is located in Bourbon County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Blacks Crossroads: Blacks Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Blacks Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Blacks Crossroads.

Blacks Crossroads is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Blacks Crossroads: 859

Communities near Blacks Crossroads ...

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

  • Winchester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Paris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Paris is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
  • Mount Sterling
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cynthiana
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Carlisle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Millersburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • North Middletown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Sharpsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Ewing
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ewing is located in Fleming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Adeline
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Adeline is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blacks Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

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