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Welcome to Black Hammer ...

Black Hammer is located in Houston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Black Hammer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

Black Hammer is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Black Hammer: 507 & 924<3>

Communities near Black Hammer ...

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

  • Caledonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rushford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Spring Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Harmony
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Houston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rushford Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
  • Mabel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lanesboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hokah
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Brownsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Brownsville is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 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 Hammer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Black Hammer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Hammer ...

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

Adding Black Hammer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Black Hammer 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 Hammer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Black Hammer post office opened in 1871. The Black Hammer post office closed in 1905.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Black Hammer - 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 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Black Hammer area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Black Hammer 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.
<5>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/