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Welcome to Blackey ...

Blackey is located in Buchanan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blackey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Blackey is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Blackey lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Blackey: 276

Communities Also Named Blackey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Blackey - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Blackey ...

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

  • Grundy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Elkhorn City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • War
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • War is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Matewan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilbert
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bradshaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Iaeger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Matney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Matney is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
  • Kelsa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kelsa is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
  • Paynesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blackey ...

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

Adding Blackey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blackey 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 Blackey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Blackey post office opened in 1901. The Blackey post office closed in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blackey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Buchanan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blackey - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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