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Coordinates: 31°12′39″N 87°44′18″W / 31.21083°N 87.73833°W / 31.21083; -87.73833
  
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Blacksher
Unincorporated community
Blacksher is located in Alabama
Blacksher

Blacksher

Location within the state of Alabama

Coordinates: 31°12′39″N 87°44′18″W / 31.21083°N 87.73833°W / 31.21083; -87.73833
CountryUnited States United States
StateAlabama Alabama
CountyBaldwin
Elevation
43 m (141 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code251

Blacksher is an unincorporated communityinBaldwin County, Alabama, United States.[1]

History[edit]

Blacksher is likely named for Jeptha Blacksher, who served as the first postmaster.[2] A post office operated under the name Blacksher from 1889 to 1950.[3] Jeptha Blacksher was the brother of James Uriah Blacksher, who was the namesake of Uriah, Alabama.[4] Blacksher was once home to six general stores and a naval store.[5] Baldwin County formerly operated a clinic in Blacksher.[6]

The Blacksher Oil Field is named for the community.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Blacksher". Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  • ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 19. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  • ^ "Baldwin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  • ^ James E. Fickle (February 28, 2014). Green Gold: Alabama's Forests and Forest Industries. University of Alabama Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-8173-1813-0.
  • ^ "Blacksher". Rootsweb. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  • ^ United States. Public Health Service (1939). Hospitals and Dispensaries for the Treatment of Venereal Diseases. p. 1.
  • ^ Alabama Coastal Region Ecological Characterization: A synthesis of environmental data. Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service. 1982. p. 32.


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