Welcome to Blackburn ...
Blackburn is located in Catawba County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Blackburn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Blackburn is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Blackburn lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Blackburn: 704 & 980<3>
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, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Utah and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blackburn.
Websites for Blackburn ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.catawbachamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Blackburn, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Blackburn ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blackburn.
- Hickory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Conover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Conover is located in Catawba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,573 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conover <4>
- Cherryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sawmills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawmills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Long View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Granite Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
- Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <4>
- Valdese
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Blackburn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 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 1888.
We also found Blackburn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Blackburn.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Catawba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blackburn - 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 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Blackburn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Blackburn 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |