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Welcome to Blacks Ferry ...

Blacks Ferry is located in Warren County<1>.

Blacks Ferry is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Blacks Ferry (for example, toward Spring City), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Blacks Ferry: 931

Communities Also Named Blacks Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Blacks Ferry: This one is located in Warren County and the other is located in Anderson County.

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

Communities near Blacks Ferry ...

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

  • Smyrna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Smyrna is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
  • Smithville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Sopha ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
  • Spencer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Altamont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Morrison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Doyle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Doyle is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Beersheba Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Young Bend
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
    • Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
  • Centertown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Centertown is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 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 Blacks Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blacks Ferry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blacks Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blacks Ferry - 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.