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Welcome to Blackfoot ...

Blackfoot is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Blackfoot is located in Anderson County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Blackfoot, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Blackfoot, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Blackfoot is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Blackfoot: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Blackfoot ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Blackfoot - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Idaho and Montana (3).

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

Communities near Blackfoot ...

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

  • Palestine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Athens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Athens is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
  • Malakoff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malakoff have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malakoff
    • Malakoff is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malakoff <5>
  • Trinidad
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Poynor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poynor have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynor
    • Poynor is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poynor <5>
  • Bois d'Arc
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bois d'Arc have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
    • Bois d'Arc is located in Anderson County
  • Bradford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Bradford is located in Anderson County
  • Bethel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bethel is located in Anderson County
  • Montalba
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montalba have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montalba
    • Montalba is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montalba <5>
  • Tennessee Colony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blackfoot ...

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

Adding Blackfoot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blackfoot 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 Blackfoot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Blackfoot post office opened in 1886.

We also found Blackfoot in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blackfoot.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blackfoot. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Anderson County: www.co.anderson.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blackfoot - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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