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Welcome to Blackberry City ...

Blackberry City is located in Mingo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blackberry City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1949.

Blackberry City is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Blackberry City: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Blackberry City ...

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

  • Williamson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Logan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Man
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Man is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <4>
  • Delbarton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gilbert
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Hardy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hardy is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
  • Belfry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Stone is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
  • Toler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Toler is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
  • Musick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Musick is located in Mingo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blackberry City ...

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

Adding Blackberry City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Blackberry City post office opened in 1949. The Blackberry City post office closed in 1983.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blackberry City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Mingo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blackberry City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Blackberry City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Blackberry City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/