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Welcome to Blackland ...

Blackland is located in Osage County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blackland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Blackland is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Blackland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Blackland: 918 & 539<3>

Communities Also Named Blackland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Blackland - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi, New Brunswick and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Blackland ...

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

  • Pawhuska
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Vale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Vale is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
    • Cedar Vale has also been known as:
    • Cedar
    • Cedarvale
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Vale <4>
  • Shidler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Burbank
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Elgin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elgin is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • Elgin has also been known as:
    • New Elgin
  • Webb City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Webb City is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Grainola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grainola is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
  • Foraker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Foraker is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Little Chief
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Chief is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chief
  • Frankfort
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Frankfort is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blackland ...

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

Adding Blackland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blackland 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 Blackland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Blackland post office opened in 1911. The Blackland post office closed in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blackland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Osage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blackland - 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 918 code has been Overlayed with the 539 area code. New phone numbers in the Blackland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 918 or 539. As a result, placing a call in the Blackland 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/