Welcome to Blackwater ...
Blackwater is located in Marshall County<1>.
Blackwater is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Blackwater lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Blackwater: 662
Communities Also Named Blackwater ...
While we believe that this Blackwater is located in Marshall County, we know of another 2 Mississippi communities named Blackwater. Those communities are located in the following counties: Kemper and Lafayette County.
Beyond Mississippi, there are 20 communities that are also named Blackwater - they are located in Arizona, British Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Kentucky (3), Maine, Maryland, Missouri (2), New Hampshire, Ontario (3) and Virginia (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blackwater.
Communities near Blackwater ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blackwater.
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Como
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Potts Camp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Taylor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>
- Abbeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chulahoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Wyatte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyatte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Aiken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Aiken is located in Tate County
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 Blackwater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blackwater.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blackwater. 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 Blackwater.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackwater. See our Newspapers Page for Blackwater.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blackwater ...
Looking for more information about Blackwater? 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 Blackwater, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blackwater.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blackwater - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |