Welcome to Fort Blackmore ...

Fort Blackmore is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Blackmore, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Blackmore: Ft. Blackmore

Fort Blackmore is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fort Blackmore: 276

The ZIP code for Fort Blackmore: 24250<3>

Communities near Fort Blackmore ...

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

• Kingsport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kingsport
  • From Fort Blackmore to Kingsport
• Mill Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mill Point
  • From Fort Blackmore to Mill Point
• Bloomingdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bloomingdale
  • From Fort Blackmore to Bloomingdale
• Church Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Church Hill is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <4>
• Mount Carmel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Mount Carmel is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Carmel
  • From Fort Blackmore to Mount Carmel
• Big Stone Gap
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Big Stone Gap
  • From Fort Blackmore to Big Stone Gap
• Harrtown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
• Waycross
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
• Norton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Norton is located in Norton City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <4>
• Wise
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Wise is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wise
  • From Fort Blackmore to Wise

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Blackmore ...

Looking for more information about Fort Blackmore? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fort Blackmore, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Blackmore.

Adding Fort Blackmore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Blackmore 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 Fort Blackmore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fort Blackmore post office opened in 1859.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Blackmore.