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Welcome to Blackburn ...

The city of Blackburn is primarily located in Saline County<1>. A portion of Blackburn extends into Lafayette County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blackburn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Blackburn has a population of 237 people<2> (see below for details).

Blackburn is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Blackburn: 660

The ZIP code for Blackburn: 65321<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Blackburn had an population of 237 people. This is a decrease of 4.82% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Blackburn had a population of 249 people. This makes Blackburn the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 249 people, the population of Blackburn decreased 12.32% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 284 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Blackburn.

Communities Also Named Blackburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Blackburn - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Blackburn ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blackburn ...

Looking for more information about Blackburn? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Blackburn, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Blackburn.

Adding Blackburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blackburn 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 Blackburn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Blackburn post office opened in 1878.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blackburn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Blackburn.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blackburn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Blackburn). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Blackburn or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/