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Welcome to Blackland ...

Blackland is located in Prentiss County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blackland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Blackland is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Blackland: 662

Communities Also Named Blackland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Blackland - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, New Brunswick, Oklahoma and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Blackland ...

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

  • Booneville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ripley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Saltillo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
    • Saltillo is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,071 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltillo <3>
  • Baldwyn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Guntown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jumpertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dumas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
    • Dumas is located in Tippah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Rienzi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marietta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Marietta is located in Prentiss County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Kossuth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blackland ...

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

Adding Blackland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Blackland post office opened in 1884.

We also found Blackland in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blackland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Prentiss, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blackland - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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