Blacksher, Alabama

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Blacksher
Unincorporated community
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Blacksher
Location within the state of Alabama
Coordinates: 31°12′39″N87°44′18″W / 31.21083°N 87.73833°W / 31.21083; -87.73833
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama
County Baldwin
Elevation
141 ft (43 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 251

Blacksher is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. [1]

History

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

  1. ↑ "GNIS Detail - Blacksher" . Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  2. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 19. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ "Baldwin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Blacksher". Rootsweb. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  6. ↑ United States. Public Health Service (1939). Hospitals and Dispensaries for the Treatment of Venereal Diseases. p. 1.
  7. ↑ 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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