Welcome to Blackwell Junction ...

Blackwell Junction is located in Forest County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Blackwell Junction: Blackwell Jct. (or less commonly used: Blackwell Jctn.)

Blackwell Junction is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Blackwell Junction: 715 & 534<3>

Communities near Blackwell Junction ...

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

• Crandon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Crandon is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
• Townsend
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Townsend is located in Oconto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
• Freeman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeman is located in Langlade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
• Mole Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mole Lake is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
• Lily
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Lily is located in Langlade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
• Hiles
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hiles is located in Forest County
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• Atkins
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Atkins is located in Forest County
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• Jennings
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jennings is located in Oneida County
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• Post Lake
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Post Lake is located in Langlade County
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• Langlade
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Langlade is located in Langlade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langlade

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

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

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

Adding Blackwell Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blackwell Junction 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 Blackwell Junction was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blackwell Junction.