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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 Hocking County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Blackburn is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Blackburn was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Blackburn was located: 740 & 220<4>

Communities Also Named Blackburn ...

While we believe that this Blackburn is located in Hocking County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Blackburn. Those communities are located in the following counties: Columbiana and Morgan County.

Beyond Ohio, 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, North Carolina, 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.

  • Lancaster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Circleville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Logan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Logan is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <5>
  • Kingston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pleasantville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Amanda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Stoutsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Carroll
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Laurelville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugar Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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.

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 Ohio's counties, including Hocking, 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>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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Blackburn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. 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).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.