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Blackburn

Ghost town · Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Brownsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500)
Brownsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Blackburn is a ghost town in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It is one of 4 former communities in Westmoreland County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 45 Pennsylvania counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blackburn as a historical populated place on the Donora topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.2445° N, 79.7723° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDonora
Elevation765 ft
Nearest living townSutersville, PA
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1201653
Coordinates40.24451, -79.77227

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What's there now

Blackburn is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sutersville, PA (population 537), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 765 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Blackburn?

Blackburn is in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, at 40.2445, -79.7723.

How many ghost towns are in Westmoreland County?

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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