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Welcome to Blacksburg ...The town of Blacksburg is located in Cherokee County<1> (at the time of its founding, Blacksburg was located in York County). While we don't have a date for the founding of Blacksburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Blacksburg has a population of 1,881 people<2> (see below for details). Blacksburg is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Blacksburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Blacksburg: (864) The ZIP code for Blacksburg: 29702<4> Websites for Blacksburg ...Chamber of Commerce: www.cherokeechamber.org/ Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Blacksburg, the following might be of interest: Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Blacksburg had an population of 1,881 people. This is an increase of 1.79% since the 2010 Census. At the time of the 2010 Census, Blacksburg had a population of 1,848 people. This makes Blacksburg the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Blacksburg represents 0.04% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 123rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,848 people, the population of Blacksburg decreased 1.7% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,880 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Blacksburg. Communities Also Named Blacksburg ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Blacksburg - they are located in Virginia (3) and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blacksburg. Communities near Blacksburg ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blacksburg.
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 Blacksburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blacksburg. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blacksburg. 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 Blacksburg. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blacksburg. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Blacksburg. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blacksburg ...Looking for more information about Blacksburg? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Blacksburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Blacksburg. Adding Blacksburg to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Blacksburg 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 for Blacksburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Blacksburg in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Blacksburg. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blacksburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/ Footnotes ...
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