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Welcome to Blackburn ...

So far, we found very little information about Blackburn. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Blackburn to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blackburn, please Contact Us.


Blackburn would have been located within present day Eureka County<2>.

Blackburn was founded in 1910.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Blackburn is 5,300 feet [1,615 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Blackburn is 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Blackburn was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Blackburn was located: 775

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, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Blackburn ...

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

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.

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 (so far) for Blackburn was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blackburn.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blackburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Eureka, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blackburn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.