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Welcome to Blackwell ...

Blackwell is located in Caswell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blackwell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

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

Time Zone: Blackwell lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Blackwell: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Blackwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Blackwell - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (2), Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Blackwell ...

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

  • Danville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Danville is located in Danville City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,869 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
  • Eden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Eden is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <4>
  • Reidsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wentworth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
  • Yanceyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ossipee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Ossipee is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Milton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pelham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pelham is located in Caswell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
  • Ruffin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • West Yanceyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blackwell ...

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

Adding Blackwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blackwell 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 (so far) for Blackwell was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blackwell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Caswell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blackwell - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Blackwell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Blackwell 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.