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Welcome to Blackstone ...

Blackstone is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

Blackstone is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Blackstone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Blackstone - they are located in California, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Virginia.

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

Communities near Blackstone ...

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

  • Monroeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Plum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Plum is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
  • Murrysville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Wilkinsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Butler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • New Kensington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Burrell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakmont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Hills is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,256 people
  • Turtle Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Blackstone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blackstone.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blackstone ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Westmoreland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blackstone - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.