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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 Codes for Blackwater: 662 & 471<3>

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)
    • Oxford is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
  • 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)
    • Como is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <4>
  • Potts Camp
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Taylor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Abbeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tyro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Tyro is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
  • Chulahoma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
  • Wyatte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyatte is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte

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>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 Blackwater area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Blackwater 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.