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Welcome to Black Point ...

So far, we found very little information about Black Point. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Black Point to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Black Point, please Contact Us.


Black Point was located on the Gulf Coast.

Black Point would have been located within present day Refugio County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Black Point: Black Pt.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Black Point is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Black Point was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Black Point was located: 361

Communities Also Named Black Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Black Point - they are located in British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Florida (2), Indiana, Maine, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia (4) and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Black Point ...

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

  • Portland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Portland is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,768 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
  • Rockport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ingleside
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Aransas Pass
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sinton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sinton is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinton <4>
  • Taft
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Taft is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <4>
  • Refugio
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Gregory
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Gregory is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <4>
  • Fulton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Woodsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Black Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Refugio, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Black Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.