Welcome to Black Jack ...

Black Jack is located in Benton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Black Jack, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

Black Jack is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Black Jack: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Black Jack ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Black Jack - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Texas (3).

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

Communities near Black Jack ...

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

Ripley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
Blue Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
Walnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut <4>
Middleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleton <4>
Hickory Flat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hickory Flat is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Flat <4>
Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
Falkner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Falkner is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falkner <4>
Snow Lake Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
Grand Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Junction is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <4>
La Grange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 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 Jack. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Black Jack.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Jack ...

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

Adding Black Jack to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Black Jack in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Black Jack was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Black Jack post office opened in 1873. The Black Jack post office closed in 1882.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Black Jack - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Black Jack area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Black Jack 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/