BLACKWATER Lafayette Co. Mar 19, 2009 16:32:57 GMT -6 Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by Angela L. on Mar 19, 2009 16:32:57 GMT -6 BLACKWATER Lafayette Co. Was eighteen miles northwest of Oxford, just south of the county line. It was founded around 1859 was named after nearby Blackwater Creek. It had faded out by 1937.