Welcome to Blacktail ...

Blacktail is located in Lawrence County<1>.

Blacktail is 4,770 feet [1,454 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Blacktail is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Blacktail lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Blacktail: 605

Communities Also Named Blacktail ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Blacktail - they are located in Idaho and Montana.

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

Communities near Blacktail ...

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

• Spearfish
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Spearfish is also located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearfish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <3>
• Sturgis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Sturgis is located in Meade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <3>
• North Spearfish
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • North Spearfish is also located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spearfish
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
• Gregory ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Gregory was located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,264 people
• Whitewood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitewood is also located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitewood <3>
• Trojan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Trojan is also located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
  • Estimated population in 2014: 627 people
• Tinton ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Tinton was located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinton
  • Estimated population in 2014: 477 people
• Saint Onge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Saint Onge is also located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Onge
  • Estimated population in 2014: 342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Onge <3>
• Preston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Preston is also located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Estimated population in 2014: 185 people
• Merritt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Merritt is also located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
  • Estimated population in 2014: 175 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blacktail ...

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

Adding Blacktail to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blacktail 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 Blacktail was mentioned on a train schedule titled Chicago and Northwest Railway Time Table (June 1913).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blacktail.