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Welcome to Blackhawk ...

Blackhawk is located in Kanawha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blackhawk, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Blackhawk is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Blackhawk: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Blackhawk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Blackhawk - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Blackhawk ...

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

  • South Charleston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Saint Albans
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Dunbar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Nitro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <4>
  • Montgomery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chesapeake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
  • Marmet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Belle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Belle is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <4>
  • Clendenin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Poca
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blackhawk ...

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

Adding Blackhawk to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Blackhawk post office opened in 1902. The Blackhawk post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blackhawk.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Kanawha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blackhawk - 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 Blackhawk area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Blackhawk 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/