Blackshear, Georgia

About Blackshear

Set in the southeastern part of Georgia, Blackshear is a small town counting 3,658 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Blackshear is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 5.06 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 723 residents per square mile.

📰 Blackshear News Today

• NEW DETAILS: Man drowns at Lake Blackshear after jumping from floating dock WALB · Aug 1
• Janice McIntosh "Jan" Merritt Obituary Aug 2, 2026 Searcy Funeral Home and Crematory · Aug 4
• Mike Stone family points to resurrection hope as daughter enters hospice care Baptist Press · Aug 13
• Obituary for Dorsey "Buddy" Ross Knowlton, Jr. - Pearson-Dial Funeral Home Pearson-Dial Funeral Home · Jul 8
• Blackshear Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23

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What Makes Blackshear Unique

• The only place in America named Blackshear — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern Georgia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Georgia — one of 675 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Blackshear

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🏫 Schools in Blackshear

• Blackshear Elementary School
• Midway Elementary School
• Pierce County High School
• Pierce County Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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