Blackstone, Virginia

About Blackstone

Set in the southern part of Virginia, Blackstone is a small town with an estimated population of 3,344.

Blackstone holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 4.5 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 743 residents per square mile.

📰 Blackstone News Today

• Herbert Edward Walker, Jr. Obituary | Hawkes Revised | Blackstone, VA Tribute Archive · Aug 15
• Blackstone Offloads Stakes in Trio of Virginia Data Centers Bloomberg.com · Jun 29
• Digital Realty falls 5% after taking $3.5 billion stake in Blackstone's Virginia data centers CNBC · Jun 30
• Virginia Family Dollar employee charged with arson after fire destroys store wtvr.com · Jul 7
• Blackstone's QTS terminates Digital Gateway data center project in Virginia Yahoo Finance · Jul 2

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Blackstone Unique

• The only place in America named Blackstone — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Virginia — one of 688 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Blackstone

• Farmer's Cafe — southern
• Straight Outta Philly — sandwich
• Acapulco's Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Brother's Pizza & Italian Restaurant — pizza
• Dogged State Diner — diner
• Hong Kong — chinese
• Huddle House — american
• Louie's Pizza — pizza
• Mitchells
• Nelson's Mexican Restaurant — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Blackstone

• Blackstone Historic District reviews ★
• Blackstone Town Square reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Blackstone

• Blackstone Primary

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Blackstone

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