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Welcome to Blacks Corner ...

Blacks Corner is located in Yakima County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Blacks Corner: Blacks Cor. (or less commonly used: Blacks Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Blacks Corner for more information about variations on the name of Blacks Corner.

Blacks Corner is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Blacks Corner lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Blacks Corner: 509

Communities Also Named Blacks Corner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Blacks Corner - they are located in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Blacks Corner ...

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

  • Sunnyside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Toppenish
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Prosser
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Granger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Zillah
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Mabton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Byron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • Byron is located in Yakima County
  • Outlook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlook
    • Outlook is located in Yakima County
  • Satus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satus
    • Satus is located in Yakima County
  • Bluelight
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluelight
    • Bluelight is located in Klickitat County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blacks Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

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