Blackwood is an unincorporated community in Orange County

Orange County, North Carolina

Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 133,801. Its county seat is Hillsborough...

, North Carolina

North Carolina

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, United States

United States

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. It is located on North Carolina Highway 86, north of Eubanks

Eubanks, North Carolina

Eubanks is an unincorporated area in Orange County, North Carolina, United States, north of downtown Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and south of Blackwood Station, North Carolina. The Orange County landfill is part of the Eubanks area, however most of the area is rural....

, and is next to a train line running from Hillsborough

Hillsborough, North Carolina

Hillsborough is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,653 at the 2008 census. It is the county seat of Orange County....

 to Carrboro

Carrboro, North Carolina

Carrboro is a town in Orange County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 19,582 at the 2010 census. The town, which is part of the Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan statistical area, was named after North Carolina industrialist Julian Shakespeare Carr.Located near Chapel Hill and...

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The primary commercial area of Blackwood is at the intersection of Hwy 86 South and Mill House Rd. to the west and Mt. Sinai Rd. to the east. Allen & Son Barbecue located by the train track is an institution for many UNC students and alumni.