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Welcome to Blacklog ...

Blacklog is located in Juniata County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blacklog, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Blacklog is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Blacklog: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Blacklog ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Blacklog: This one is located in Juniata County and the other is located in Huntingdon County.

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

Communities near Blacklog ...

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

  • Lewistown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntingdon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mount Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Burnham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Mifflintown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Royal
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mifflin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mifflin is located in Juniata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Juniata Terrace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Mapleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Orbisonia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blacklog ...

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

Adding Blacklog to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Blacklog post office opened in 1882. The Blacklog post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blacklog.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Juniata, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blacklog - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Blacklog area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Blacklog 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/